1. Which Indian filmstars was
recently conferred Honorary
Doctorate by Bedfordshire
University, (U.K.) ?
(A) Amitabh Bachhan
(B) Shah Rukh Khan
(C) Om Puri
(D) Amir Khan
Ans : (B)
2. Williams Sisters won the U.S.
Open Women’s Doubles Title 2009
after defeating in the final—
(A) Leizal Herber and Cara Blank
(B) Kim Clijsters and Anna
Kournikova
(C) Coroline Wozniacki and Dinara
Safina
(D) Nathalie Deshy and Sania Mirza
Ans : (A)
3. Which one of the following is a
military alliance ?
(A) ASEAN
(B) SAARC
(C) NATO
(D) NAFTA
Ans : (C)
4. The recipient of the 42nd Jnan
Peeth Award is—
(A) Manohar Shastri
(B) Harish Pandya
(C) Satya Vrat Shastri
(D) K. Kamal Kumar
Ans : (C)
5. World Development Report is an
annual publication of—
(A) UNICEF
(B) UNDP
(C) WTO
(D) World Bank
Ans : (D)
6. Which one of the following is
correct ?
Player — Sport
(A) Jeev Milkha Singh —Tennis
(B) Jhulan Goswami —Cricket
(C) Baichung Bhutia —Hockey
(D) Pankaj Advani —Badminton
Ans : (B)
7. Which one of the following
industrialists was declared ‘The
Business Person of the year 2008’
by the Times of India Survey ?
(A) Anil Ambani
(B) Rahul Bajaj
(C) Ratan Tata
(D) Gautam Adani
Ans : (C)
8. Naina Devi peak forms a part of—
(A) Himalayan range located in
Sikkim
(B) Himalayan range located in
Kumaon region
(C) Himalayan range located in
Nepal
(D) Himalayan range located in
Jammu & Kashmir
Ans : (B)
9. The aim of the ISRO’s OCEANS AT-2
satellite is—
(A) To provide ocean scientists
knowledge about mineral
resources under the sea
(B) To aid fishermen in identifying
fishing zones
(C) To aid weathermen to forecast
cyclones and weather conditions
(D) All the above
Ans : (D)
10. Who amongst the following is
not the recipient of the Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?
(A) Vijendra Singh
(B) Sushil Kumar
(C) M. C. Marykom
(D) Abhinav Bindra
Ans : (D)
11. Nilgiri, Himgiri and ‘Beas’ are—
(A) Aircraft Carrier ships
(B) Frigates
(C) Nuclear submarines
(D) Oil tankers of ONGC
Ans : (B)
12. The age of a tree can be
calculated by—
(A) Number of branches
(B) Its height
(C) Girth of its trunk
(D) Number of its annual rings
Ans : (D)
13. Which one of the statements
below explains the external
economies of scale ?
(A) Starting a computer firm in a
Techno Park to avail the expertise
(B) Expanding firms employing
specialist accountants, lawyers and
managers
(C) A manufacturer spreading the
research and development cost
over the output
(D) A major supermarket gaining
bulk discounts on direct purchase
Ans : (C)
14. Which one of the following
types of unemployment is common
in Indian agriculture ?
(A) Frictional
(B) Structural
(C) Disguised
(D) Seasonal
Ans : (D)
15. A rolling plan refers to a plan
which—
(A) Does not change its targets
every year
(B) Changes its allocations every
year
(C) Changes its allocations and
targets every year
(D) Changes only its targets every
year
Ans : (C)
16. An instrument of qualitative
credit control in India is—
(A) Open market operations
(B) Credit rationing
(C) Change in reserve ratio
(D) Bank rate policy
Ans : (B)
17. Laissez-faire is a feature of—
(A) Socialism
(B) Communism
(C) Capitalism
(D) Mixed Economy
Ans : (C)
18. Which one of the following is
not a source of the tax revenue in
Indian States ?
(A) Land Revenue
(B) Motor Vehicle Tax
(C) Entertainment Tax
(D) Corporate Tax
Ans : (D)
19. CSO has changed its base year
for National Income estimation. The
new base year is—
(A) 1990-91
(B) 1993-94
(C) 1994-95
(D) 1995-96
Ans : (B)
20. Which is the biggest enterprise
of the Government of India ?
(A) Postal and Telegraph
(B) Railways
(C) Banking
(D) Shipping
Ans : (B)
21. In which type of competition
does Marginal Revenue Curve
coincide with Average Revenue
Curve ?
(A) Monopoly
(B) Imperfect Competition
(C) Perfect Competition
(D) Monopolistic Competition
Ans : (C)
22. According to J. A. Schumpeter,
entrepreneurs are entitled to enjoy
the profit for their……… activities.
(A) Innovative
(B) Risk taking
(C) Risk averting
(D) Hard work
Ans : (A)
23. Demonstration effect means—
(A) Effect of advertisement
(B) Imitating effect of consumption
(C) Effect of entertainment
(D) Effect of an experiment
Ans : (B)
24. Homogeneous product is a
feature of—
(A) Imperfect market
(B) Monopoly
(C) Oligopoly
(D) Perfect market
Ans : (D)
25. Which part of the Indian
Constitution declares the Ideals of
Welfare State ?
(A) Fundamental Rights
(B) Fundamental Duties
(C) Preamble
(D) Directive Principles of State
Policy
Ans : (D)
26. Who said, “Parliamentary
System provides a daily as well as a
periodic assessment of the
Government” ?
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(B) Shri B. N. Rao
(C) Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans : (A)
27. The legal advisor to the State
Government is known as—
(A) Advocate-General
(B) Attorney-General
(C) Solicitor-General
(D) State Public Prosecutor
Ans : (A)
28. The maximum duration of Zero
Hour in Lok Sabha is—
(A) 30 minutes
(B) One hour
(C) Two hours
(D) Unspecified
Ans : (B)
29. Which agency acts as co-
ordinator between Union
Government, Planning Commission
and State Governments ?
(A) National Integration Council
(B) Finance Commission
(C) National Development Council
(D) Inter-State Council
Ans : (C)
30. When will demand become a
grant ?
(A) When a demand is proposed
(B) After the discussion on demand
is over
(C) After the demand is granted
(D) When the Budget Session is
closed
Ans : (C)
31. What makes the Judiciary the
guardian of the Constitution ?
(A) Independence
(B) Service Conditions
(C) Salary
(D) Judicial Review
Ans : (D)
32. What is the name of Judicial
organ of UNO ?
(A) Supreme Court
(B) Court of International Justice
(C) Judicial Forum
(D) International Court of Justice
Ans : (D)
33. The Election disputes regarding
the Election of President and Vice-
President can be heard by—
(A) Parliament
(B) Central Election Commission
(C) Supreme Court
(D) Attorney-General of India
Ans : (C)
34. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
suggested that the structure of
Panchayati Raj should consist of—
(A) The village, the block and the
district levels
(B) The mandal and the district
levels
(C) The village, the district and the
State levels
(D) The village, the mandal, the
district and the State levels
Ans : (A)
35. Which of the following has
banned ‘floor crossing’ by the
members elected on a party ticket
to the legislature ?
(A) 52nd Constitution Amendment
(B) Representation of People Act
(C) National Security Act
(D) Maintenance of Internal
Security Act
Ans : (A)
36. The expression ‘Creamy Layer’
used in the judgement of the
Supreme Court relating to the case
regarding reservations refers to—
(A) Those sections of society which
pay Income-tax
(B) Those sections of socially and
educationally backward classes of
the society that are economically
advanced
(C) Those sections of the society
that are considered advanced
according to Karpuri Thakur formula
(D) All sections of upper castes of
the society
Ans : (B)
37. When was the Panchtantra
written ?
(A) Maurya Period
(B) Kanishka Period
(C) Gupta Period
(D) Harsha Period
Ans : (C)
38. Which one among the following
is regarded as the ‘Magna Carta’ of
Indian education ?
(A) Wood’s Despatch
(B) Hunter’s Commission
(C) Sadler Commission
(D) Wardha Scheme
Ans : (A)
39. The battle of Mahabharata is
believed to have been fought at
Kurukshetra for—
(A) 14 days
(B) 16 days
(C) 18 days
(D) 20 days
Ans : (C)
40. The Mukteswara Temple is
located at—
(A) Puri
(B) Belur
(C) Konark
(D) Bhubaneswar
Ans : (D)
41. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty
was called the ‘Napoleon of India’ ?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(C) Sri Gupta
(D) Chandragupta-I
Ans : (A)
42. Between which two rulers was
the First Battle of Panipat fought?
(A) Akbar and Bahlol Lodi
(B) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
(C) Bairam Khan and Sikandar Lodi
(D) Shah Jahan and Daulat Khan
Lodi
Ans : (B)
43. Who is the author of Ain-i-
Akbari ?
(A) Abul Fazal
(B) Abdus Samad
(C) Bairam Khan
(D) Raja Todarmal
Ans : (A)
44. Match List-I with List-II and
select the correct answer by using
the codes given below the lists—
List-I — List-II
(A) Peshwas 1. Nagpur
(B) Gaekwads 2. Pune
(C) Bhonsles 3. Indore
(D) Holkers 4. Baroda
Codes :
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans : (A)
45. Which reformer from
Maharashtra was known as
Lokhitavadi ?
(A) Pandit Ramabai
(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(C) M. G. Ranade
(D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Ans : (D)
46. ‘Din-e-Ilahi’ of Akbar was not a
success because—
(A) After Akbar, it was not
patronized
(B) The Muslims did not accept
other religious practices
(C) It was not suitably projected to
the masses
(D) All the above
Ans : (D)
47. Who was the author of the book
‘My Experiments with Truth’ ?
(A) Aurobindo Ghosh
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) M. K. Gandhi
(D) Vinoba Bhave
Ans : (C)
48. Give the correct chronological
order of the following events—
1. Formation of Muslim League
2. Formation of All India
Untouchability League
3. Formation of All India Trade Union
Congress
4. Formation of Indian National
Congress
(A) 2, 4, 1, 3
(B) 3, 4, 1, 2
(C) 4, 3, 1, 2
(D) 4, 1, 3, 2
Ans : (D)
49. 80% of the coal in India comes
from—
(A) Jharia and Raniganj
(B) Kantapalli and Singareni
(C) Singrauli and Korba
(D) Neyveli
Ans : (A)
50. Dry zone agriculture in India
contributes nearly 40% of the total
—
(A) Commercial crops
(B) Fodder crops
(C) Food crops
(D) Plantation products
Ans : (D)
