1. The 2004-09 Foreign Trade Policy gave emphasis to
[A]import substitution
[B]increasing customs duty
[C]export promotion
[D]long term trade relations
export promotion
2. Markets fail when
[A]they do not maximise the aggregate consumer and producer surplus
[B]they maximise aggregate consumer and producer surplus
[C]they equalise the aggregate consumer and producer surplus
[D]they escalate the aggregate consumer and producer surplus
they don not maximize aggregate consumer and producer surplus
Market failure occus because prices fail to provide the proper signals to consumers and producers, the unregulated competitive market is inefficient — ie, does not maximize aggregate consumer and producer surplus.
3. Neglect of agriculture in the development process will lead to
[A]insufficient savings
[B]shortage of foreign exchange
[C]lower levels of production
[D]severe bottlenecks in overall development
severe bottlenecks in overall development
4. Monopolistic competition produces
[A]Complementary goods
[B]Homogeneous goods
[C]Close Substitutes
[D]Perfect Substitutes
Close Substitutes
5. A Socialist economy is
[A]a non-planned economy
[B]a democratic economy
[C]an equalitarian economy
[D]a planned economy
an equalitarian economy
Social economy is more euqlitarian than market economy.
6. That India is a secular state is implied in the phrase
[A]Equality of status
[B]Liberty of faith and worship
[C]Social Justice
[D]Dignity of the Individuals
Liberty of faith and worship
7. Which kind of veto can the President make use of with regard to bills by the Parliament?
[A]Qualified
[B]Suspensive
[C]Pocket
[D]All of the above
All of the above
The veto power of the President of India is a combination of qualified veto, suspension veto and pocket veto.
8. In which country will the Speaker soon after getting elected severs all kinds of relations with his party?
[A]U.S.A.
[B]England
[C]France
[D]Canada
England
The Speaker in Engalnd, by convention, severs all ties with his or her political party, as it is considered essential that the Speaker be seen as an impartial presiding officer
9. Gandhian economy emphasises on
[A]Humanitarian and cultural values
[B]Spiritual and religious values
[C]Political and Social Values
[D]Socialist and economic values
Socialist and economic values
Gandhian economics is a school of economic thought based on the socio-economic principles expounded by Mahatma Gandhi and it is characterised by its affinity to the principles and objectives of nonviolent humanistic socialism, but with a rejection of violent class war and promotion of socio-economic harmony. Gandhi’s economic ideas also aim to promote spiritual development and harmony with a rejection of materialism. The term “Gandhian economics” was coined by J. C. Kumarappa, a close supporter of Gandhi.
10. Which country’s Constitution is a mixture of both Parliamentary and Presidential forms of Governments ?
[A]France
[B]Great Britain
[C]U.S.A.
[D]Germany
France
French system aims for the best of both worlds, combining a strong president with a parliamentary form of government.
11. Who among the following rulers paid considerable attention to irrigation and public works ?
[A]Firuz Tughlaq
[B]Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
[C]Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
[D]Alauddin khalji
Firuz Tughlaq
12. The Ilbert Bill was introduced during the time of
[A]Lytton
[B]Ripon
[C]Curzon
[D]Minto
Ripon
13. The Muslim League was founded in 1906 at
[A]Aligarh
[B]Meerut
[C]Dhaka
[D]Karachi
Dhaka
14. In which language was Chachnama written originally ?
[A]Arabic
[B]Persian
[C]Turki
[D]Prakrit
Arabic
15. Gita Govinda was written by
[A]Sankara
[B]Manikka Vasagar
[C]Jayadeva
[D]Namdev
Jayadeva
16. Magnetic Equator is closely associated with
[A]Tidal Current
[B]Satellite launching
[C]Natural calamities
[D]Fishing ground
Satellite Launching.
Most of you must know that Thumba rocket launching station was built on magnetic equator.
17. Lands dependent on rain are
[A]rain-fed
[B]irrigation
[C]dry
[D]arid
rain-fed
18. Which of the following mountain systems has the feature of syntaxial bend ?
[A]Aravallis
[B]Vindhyas
[C]Western Ghats
[D]Himalayas
Himalayas
19. Palaeontology is the study of
[A]Fossils
[B]Rocks
[C]Soil
[D]Tree
Fossils
20. The first fertiliser plant in India was set up at
[A]Ranipet
[B]Sindri
[C]Alwaye
[D]Asansol
Sindri
21. When dust gets into the eye, the part that becomes inflammed and pink is the
[A]Cornea
[B]Choroid
[C]Conjunctiva
[D]Sclerotic
Conjunctiva
22. Haemoglobin is a respiratory pigment present in all chordata except in larvae of
[A]Eel fish
[B]Toad
[C]Lamprey
[D]Ascidia
Eel Fish
Haemoglobin is completely absent from the bloods of certain vertebrates. The Leptocephalus larva of the eel is a well-known example of this.
23. Ilium is a part of
[A]Stomach
[B]Pectoral girdle
[C]Pelvic girdle
[D]Small Intestine
Pelvic Girdle
24. The pores in leaves through which liquid water oozes out at times are called
[A]Hydathodes
[B]Lenticels
[C]Phyllopores
[D]Stomata
Hydathodes
25. Some oil-rich seeds can be stored for long periods without any change in their oil content because of the presence of
[A]Antioxidants
[B]Fats
[C]Proteins
[D]Carbohydrates
Antioxidants.
Antioxidants such as Tocopherols and tocotrienols work in scavenging and detoxifying free radicals. Oilseeds have been thought to accumulate tocopherols to protect storage lipids from oxidative damage.
26. Opium is a plant product obtained from
[A]dried leaves
[B]dried latex
[C]roots
[D]stem bark
dried latex
27. Which one of the following is not a unit of weight?
[A]Gram
[B]Dyne
[C]Pound
[D]Kilogram
Dyne
28. The materials which are weakly repelled by magnets are called
[A]para-magnetic materials
[B]dia-magnetic materials
[C]ferro-magnetic materials
[D]a-magnetic materials
dia-magnetic materials
29. What is the distance of ‘distinct vision’ for normal eye ?
[A]12.5 cm
[B]25 cm
[C]37.5 cm
[D]50 cm
25 cm
30. A body which is a good absorber of heat is also a
[A]good radiator
[B]bad radiator
[C]good reflector
[D]cannot be predicted
good radiator
31. Which among the following was a precursor to the Internet?
[A]Intranet
[B]Arpanet
[C]Extranet
[D]Usenet
Arpanet
32. In Java, _________ is an independent sequential flow of control within a process.
[A]applet
[B]method
[C]thread
[D]exception
thread
33. The colour of cow’s milk is slightly yellowish due to the presence of
[A]ribulose
[B]xanthophyll
[C]riboflavin
[D]carotene
riboflavin
Cow’s milk is a very significant source of vitamins, especially biotin (B7), riboflavin (B2) and cobalamine (B12), some of which are responsible for the yellow-orange colour of fat-containing products made from cows’ milk.
34. Which of the following is not caused or aggravated by air pollution ?
[A]Tuberculosis
[B]Chronic bronchitis
[C]Asthma
[D]Pneumonia
This is an ambiguous question. Most correct answer should be Pneumonia, but links between air pollution and Pneumonia have also been explored.
35. Which of the following is used as a mordant in dyeing ?
[A]Aluminium salt
[B]Chromium salt
[C]Copper salt
[D]All of the above
All of the above
36. Semiconductor materials are
[A]Silicon and Platinum
[B]Silicon and Germanium
[C]Germanium and Carbon
[D]Platinum and Carbon
Silicon and Germanium
37. Food Chain is present in
[A]Pond Ecosystem
[B]Marine Ecosystem
[C]Forest Ecosystem
[D]All of the above
All of the above
38. Green house effect in the environment is due to the increase of
[A]Carbon dioxide
[B]Carbon monoxide
[C]Ozone
[D]Sulphur dioxide
Carbon dioxide
39. Which of the following phenomena is considered as associated with global warming?
[A]Southern Oscillation
[B]El Nino
[C]La Nina
[D]Nino Modoki
El Nino
40. Which one of the following countries has the highest natural gas reserves ?
[A]Iran
[B]Qatar
[C]Russia
[D]Saudi Arabia
Russia
41. The book ‘Mein Kampf’ was written by
[A]Alexander the Great
[B]Sir Winston Churchill
[C]Benito Mussolini
[D]Adolf Hilter
Adolf Hilter
42. The largest tiger reserve in India is
[A]Nagarjuna
[B]Manas
[C]Pench
[D]Corbett
Nagarjuna
The largest Tiger Reserve is the 3,568 km ² Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve of Andhra Pradesh.
43. The planet nearest to the Sun is
[A]Venus
[B]Mars
[C]Mercury
[D]Jupiter
Mercury
44. The least populated State in India is
[A]Goa
[B]Sikkim
[C]Manipur
[D]Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim
45. The first Chief Election Commissioner of India was
[A]K.V.K. Sundaram
[B]S.P. Senvarma
[C]T.Swaminathan
[D]Sukumar Sen
Sukumar Sen
46. The Indian Railways inaugurated the country’s first Green Station in 2011 at
[A]Belgaum
[B]Darjeeling
[C]Manwal
[D]Gorakhpur
Manwal
47. Who is the author of the latest book ‘Journey of a Nation : Indian National Congress – 125 years’ ?
[A]Anand Sharma
[B]Ashok Sharma
[C]Sunil Shastri
[D]Vijay Dutt
Anand Sharma
48. Which of the following became the first country in Europe to apply a ban on the wearing of full-face coverings in 2011 ?
[A]Germany
[B]Belgium
[C]Italy
[D]France
France
49. Who of the following was selected in 2011 for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2010 ?
[A]A.R.Rahman
[B]Javed Akhtar
[C]K.Balachander
[D]V.K.Murthy
K.Balachander
50. Who of the following won the Men’s Singles Title in the Wimbledon 2011 Championship ?
[A]Novak Djokovic
[B]Rafael Nadal
[C]Roger Federer
[D]Andy Murray
Novak Djokovic