56th to 59th BPSC (Pre) Question Paper- 2015
Exam Name: 56th to 59th BPSC (Pre.) 2015 Exam
Subject: General Studies (GS)
Medium: English
- What was India’s position in the 17th Asian Games in 2014?
(a) 8th
(b) 6th
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th
Answer: A
2. Who was the winner of the Champions League T-20, 2014?
(a) Kolkata Knight Riders (India)
(b) Rajasthan Royals (India)
(c) Sydney Sixers (Australia)
(d) Chennai Super Kings (India)
Answer: D
3. Who among the following cricket all-rounders cracked the fastest century in one-day international cricket history in January, 2014?
(a) Darren Bravo
(b) James Faulkner
(c) Glenn Maxwell
(d) Corey Anderson
Answer: D
4. Which one of the following countries won the highest number of Gold Medals at the Winter Olympic Games held in Sochi in February, 2014?
(a) Canada
(b) Russia
(c) Norway
(d) USA
Answer: B
5. Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela were elected as non-permanent members on 16 October, 2014 to Serve in
(a) the UN General Assembly
(b) the UN Trusteeship Council
(c) the UN Human Rights Commission
(d) the UN Security Council
Answer: D
6. In October, 2014 India has been re-elected for three years as a member to
(a) the UN Security Council
(b) the UN General Assembly
(c) the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
(d) the World Bank
Answer: C
7. Amnesty International is an organisation which is associated with
(a) protection of women’s rights
(b) protection of human rights
(c) abolition of untouchability
(d) None of the above
Answer: B
8. What is the unique festival of Bihar?
(a) Deepawali
(b) Bisu
(c) Vinayak Chaturthi
(d) Chhath Puja
Answer: D
9. Who among the following has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2014?
(a) Kailash Satyarthi
(b) Malala Yousafzai
(c) Jean Tirole
(d) Patrick Modiano
Answer: D
10. Which among the following European Union countries is the first to officially recognise the State of Palestine?
(a) Sweden
(b) Denmark
(c) Norway
(d) Italy
Answer: A
11. Which one of the following countries has decided in January, 2014 to make military service compulsory for all its adult males?
(a) North Korea
(b) UAE
(c) Israel
(d) Turkey
Answer: B
12. What is the theme of Global Financial Development Report 2014?
(a) Hunger and poverty
(b) Corruption and fraud in corporate sector
(c) Financial inclusion
(d) Global recession and the third World
Answer: C
13. Who among the following has/have figured in ‘Time’ magazine’s list of 25 most influential teens of 2014?
(a) Malia and Sasha Obama
(b) Kendal and Kylie Jenner
(c) Malala Yousafzai
(d) All of these
Answer: D
14. The Seventh BRICS Summit is proposed to be held in 2015 at
(a) Durban, South Africa
(b) UFA, Russia
(c) New Delhi, India
(d) Sanya, China
Answer: B
15. The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on
(a) 10th December
(b) 24th October
(c) 19th November
(d) 3rd December
Answer: D
16. In India, ‘Yarlung Zangbo River’ is known as
(a) Ganga
(b) Indus
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Mahanadi
Answer: C
17. Which one of the following is the driest station?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Leh
(d) Bengaluru
Answer: C
18. Which amongst the following states has not identified tribal community?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Haryana
(d) Karnataka
Answer: C
19. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is located at
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Bharatpur
(c) Gurgaon
(d) Gandhinagar
Answer: C
20. The forest area in India per person (in average hectare) is
(a) 0.23
(b) 0.34
(c) 0.20
(d) 0.29
Answer: C
21. Which of the following states has agricultural area less than 60%?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Punjab
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar
Answer: D
22. Nagarjuna Sagar Multipurpose Project’ is on which river?
(a) Tapti
(b) Kosi
(c) Godavari
(d) Krishna
Answer: D
23. Dalmianagar of Bihar’ is famous for
(a) Silk
(b) Cement
(c) Leather
(d) Jute
Answer: B
24. Mahalanobis Plan Model adopted in India in the mid-fifties aimed at
(a) Building a strong defence industry base
(b) Setting up heavy industries which were capital intensive
(c) Curbing inflation in the economy
(d) Removing unemployment with in a short period
Answer: B
25. The Decentralisation System was recommended by
(a) C Rajagopalachari
(b) J B Kripalani
(c) Balwant Rai Mehta
(d) Ashok Mehta
Answer: C
26. Which of the following lakes is situated in Bihar?
(a) Anupam Lake
(b) Sambhar Lake
(c) Sukhna Lake
(d) Kama Lake
Answer: A
27. Which of the following towns is located Easternmost of Bihar?
(a) Bhagalpur
(b) Patna
(c) Katihar
(d) Purnia
Answer: C
28. What is cheifly found at Jharia in Jharkhand?
(a) Thorium
(b) Silk
(c) Gold
(d) Coal
Answer: D
29. The two states of India, most richly endowed with iron ore are
(a) Bihar and West Bengal
(b) Madhya Pradesh and Odisha
(c) Bihar and Odisha
(d) Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal
Answer: B
30. Consider the following statements.
1. Varsha Bima,the rainfall insurance scheme, is managed by the Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited (AICIL) .
2. The scheme was introduced during the 2007 South-West monsoon period.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: C
31. Financial sector reforms in India consists of
(a) Lowering down of CRR and SLR
(b) Entry of private firms in insurance sector
(c) Deregulation of rate of interest
(d) All of the above
Answer: D
32. Which of the following is not a component of Bharat Nirman?
(a) Rural housing
(b) Rural electrification
(c) Agro-based industries
(d) Rural telephony
Answer: C
33. According to the Planning Commission of India, which of the following are correct for the poverty line?
1. ₹ 42 per capita per day in Urban area.
2. ₹ 26 per capita per day in Rural area.
3. ₹ 32 per capita per day in Urban area.
4. ₹ 32 per capita per day in Rural area.
Choose the correct option from the following.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
Answer: C
34. Consider the following schemes
1. EAS
2. TRYSEM
3. JRY
4. RLEGP
The correct chronological sequence of the launching of these schemes is
(a) 2, 4, 1, 3
(b) 4, 2, 3, 1
(c) 4, 3, 1, 2
(d) 2, 4, 3, 1
Answer: D
35. In order to control the media in India, ‘‘Acts were passed in
(a) 1835, 1867, 1878, 1908
(b) 1854, 1864, 1872, 1910
(c) 1854, 1872, 1908, 1910
(d) 1867, 1908, 1910, 1919
Answer: A
36. The Waghera Uprising happened in
(a) Surat
(b) Poona
(c) Calicut
(d) Baroda
Answer: D
37. The correct geographical location for the Ramosi Uprising was
(a) Western India
(b) Eastern Ghats
(c) Eastern India
(d) Western Ghats
Answer: D
38. Who were the Faraizis?
(a) Followers of Haji Shariatullah
(b) Followers of Dadu
(c) Followers of the Arya Samaj
(d) Followers of the Muslim League
Answer: A
39. Who founded the Pagal Panth?
(a) Bulleh Shah
(b) Karam Shah
(c) Yaduvendra
(d) Swami Sahajananda
Answer: B
40. Match the Column A with Column B and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Column A Column B
A. National Agricultural Policy 1. 2004
B. Marine Fishing Policy 2. 1978
C. New Foreign Trade Policy 3. 2000
D. Seventh Finance Commission 4. 2014
Codes
A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4 (b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 1 4 2 3 (d) 3 1 4 2
Answer: D
41. Typhoid and Cholera are typical examples of
(a) Infectious diseases
(b) Airborne diseases
(c) Waterborne diseases
(d) None of these
Answer: C
42. Energy is stored in liver and muscles in the form of
(a) Carbohydrate
(b) Fat
(c) Protein
(d) Glycogen
Answer: D
43. Who discovered bacteria?
(a) Fleming
(b) Lamble
(c) Temin
(d) Leeuwenhoek
Answer: D
44. The reason for large-scale diversity among the organisms is
(a) adaptation
(b) Cooperation
(c) Mutation
(d) Polyploidy
Answer: A
45. What is vermiculture?
(a) The science of raising worms
(b) The science of studying animals
(c) The science of studying fishes
(d) The science of killing worms
Answer: A
46. . Which of the following gases is used in cigarette lighters?
(a) Butane
(b) Methane
(c) Propane
(d) Radon
Answer: A
47. A plant bud is
(a) An embryonic shoot
(b) An embryonic leaf
(c) An endosperm
(d) A seed
Answer: A
48. The average blood flow through kidneys per minute is
(a) 1000 cc
(b) 1200 cc
(c) 200 cc
(d) 500 cc
Answer: B
49. The first human heart transplant was performed in
(a) America
(b) England
(c) South Africa
(d) France
Answer: C
50. The smallest organism, capable of autonomous growth and reproduction, is …
(a) Virus
(b) Bacteria
(c) Mycoplasma
(d) Bacteriophage
Answer: C
51. The Union Health Minister launched Mental Health Policy on
(a) 20th October, 2014
(b) 10th October, 2014
(c) 5th October, 2014
(d) 11th July, 2014
Answer: B
52. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana on
(a) 11th October, 2014
(b) 10th November, 2014
(c) 26th August, 2014
(d) 15th August, 2014
Answer: A
53. The 11th Metropolis Congress was organised in Hyderabad in
(a) September, 2013
(b) January, 2013
(c) October,2014
(d) November, 2014
Answer: C
54. In which area was the Indo-US military exercise Yudh Abhyas 2014’ held?
(a) Solan (Himachal Pradesh)
(b) Gairsen (Uttarakhand)
(c) Ranikhet (Uttarakhand)
(d) Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir)
Answer: C
55. Which of the following groups of political parties could not win a single seat in the 16th Lok Sabha Election?
(a) MNS, BSP, SP, RJD
(b) SP, BSP, National Conference, RLD
(c) JD (D), BSP, NCP, RJD
(d) DMK, RLD, National Conference, BSP
Answer: D
56. How many members are elected from Bihar to the Lok Sabha?
(a) 20
(b) 30
(c) 35
(d) 40
Answer: D
57. Justice JS Verma Committee’s report, 2013 deals with
(a) Centre-State relations
(b) Change in law pertaining to offences against women
(c) The Fundamental Rights
(d) Rights of children
Answer: B
58. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Central Pay Commission constituted by the Government of India in February, 2014?
(a) Justice BK Singh
(b) Justice Swatanter Kumar
(c) Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur
(d) Justice Mridula Singh
Answer: C
59. President Pranab Mukherjee on 7th October, 2014 presented the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management for the year, 2014 to
(a) V Sampath
(b) Dr. AS Pillai
(c) Arvind Mayaram
(d) Ajit Dobhal
Answer: B
60. R N Malhotra Committee is associated with
(a) Sick industries
(b) Tax reforms
(c) Insurance sector
(d) Banking sector
Answer: C
61. Service Tax in India was introduced in the year
(a) 1994-95
(b) 1996-97
(c) 1998-99
(d) 1991-92
Answer: A
62. Convertibility of the rupee implies
(a) Being able to convert rupee notes into gold
(b) Freely permitting the conversion of rupee to other major currencies and vice-versa
(c) Allowing the value of the rupee to be fixed by market forces
(d) Developing an international market for currencies in India
Answer: B
63. Consider the following important sources of tax revenue for the Central Government.
1. Corporation Tax
2. Taxes on Income other than Corporation Tax
3. Customs
4. Union Excise Duties
Which one of the following is the correct descending order in
terms of gross tax revenue?
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 3, 1, 2, 4
(d) 2, 3, 1, 4
Answer: A
64. Which one of the following is the prescribed investment limit for medium enterprises in the manufacturing sector as per the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006?
(a) More than ₹ 10 lakhs and less than ₹ 2 crores
(b) More than ₹ 2 crores and less than ₹ 5 crores
(c) More than ₹ 5 crores and less than ₹ 10 crores
(d) More than ₹ 10 crores
Answer: C
65. Consider the following statements.
1. Bank rate is the rate of interest which RBI charges its clients on their short-term borrowing.
2. Repo rate is the rate of interest which RBI charges its clients on their long-term borrowing.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: D
66. During which year was the annual average growth rate (at constant prices) of agriculture and allied sectors negative?
(a) 2002-03
(b) 2003-04
(c) 2005-06
(d) 2006-07
Answer: A
67. Consider the following agreements.
1. ISLFTA (India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement)
2. SAFTA (South Asian Free Trade Area)
3. CECA (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between India and Singapore)
4. SAPTA (South Asian Preferential Trade Arrangement)
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above agreements?
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
(b) 4, 1, 2, 3
(c) 2, 1, 4, 3
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
Answer: C
68. In which of the following years was the trade balance favourable to India?
(a) 1970-71 and 1974-75
(b) 1972-73 and 1976-77
(c) 1972-73 and 1975-76
(d) 1971-72 and 1976-77
Answer: B
69. What does infant mortality rate refer to?
(a) The ratio of number of children who die before their fifth birthday out of every 1000 live births
(b) The ratio of number of children who die before their first birthday out of every 1000 live births
(c) The ratio of number of children who die before their fifth birthday out of every 100 live births
(d) The ratio of number of children who die before their first birthday out of every 100 live births
Answer: B
70. The process of split in the Congress in the early years of the twentieth century began over
(a) Strategies of the Congress Movement
(b) Objectives of the Congress Movement
(c) Participation of the people in the Congress Movement
(d) All of the above
Answer: A
71. ‘New Lamps for Old’ was a series of articles (1893-94) that criticized the Congress for being out of touch with the ‘proletariat’.
Who was the author of these articles?
(a) Aurobindo Ghose
(b) AO Hume
(c) GK Gokhale
(d) BG Tilak
Answer: A
72. Fill in the blanks.
The Nehru Report was drafted by a committee headed by ….. and the subject was ….. .
(a) Motilal Nehru and Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s relationship with the British Empire
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru: Local Self-Government in India
(c) Motilal Nehru: Constitutional arrangements in India
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru: Constitutional arrangements in India
Answer: C
73. What was the common relationship between Katherine Mayo, Aldous Huxley; Charles Andrews and William Digby?
(a) They wrote commentaries on the condition of India during the British rule
(b) They were supporters of the Indian National Movement
(c) They were opponents of the Indian Naitonal Movement
(d) They were friends of Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: A
74. Who penned the following lines? “Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil me hai/dekhna hai zor kitna baju-e-qatil me hai”.
(a) Bismil
(b) Rajguru
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Azad
Answer: A
75. One of the popular beliefs in Bihar during the Non-cooperation Movement of 1920-22 was that victory would come to them because Gandhi
(a) was the epitome of Dharma
(b) was an accomplished politician
(c) knew the ways to defeat the English
(d) knew English
Answer: A
76. Which Round Table Conference held in 1932?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
Answer: C
77. Fill in the blank.
In … the rights of the tenants on land in Bengal and Bihar were given by the Bengal Tenancy Act.
(a) 1885
(b) 1886
(c) 1889
(d) 1900
Answer: A
78. Swami Sahajananda Saraswati formed the all India United Kisan Sabha with the demand for the ‘nationalisation of land and waterways’
(a) just before his death
(b) at a very young age
(c) in the 1930s
(d) in the 1920s
Answer: C
79. Identify the years those are closest of the founding of the Communist Party of India and the RSS respectively
(a) 1914, 1915
(b) 1925, 1925
(c) 1928, 1928
(d) 1925, 1929
Answer: B
80. Who raised the demand of ‘Complete Independence’ for the first time in 1921?
(a) Maulana Muhammad Ali
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
Answer: D
81. Who was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Mrs. Annie Besant
(b) Sucheta Kripalani
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Indira Gandhi
Answer: C
82. Where did Madam Cama hoist the first tricolour flag in 1907?
(a) London
(b) Paris
(c) Moscow
(d) Stuttgart
Answer: D
83. Who was the founder of Nalanda University?
(a) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(b) Kumargupta
(c) Dharmapal
(d) Pushyagupta
Answer: B
84. At which place in Bihar Gandhiji had his first Satyagraha?
(a) Champaran
(b) Chhapra
(c) Bettiah
(d) Patna
Answer: A
85. Who was the author of Indica’?
(a) Vishnugupta
(b) Megasthenese
(c) Diamechus
(d) Pliny
Answer: B
86. Which Sikh Guru was born at Patna?
(a) Nanak
(b) Teg Bahadur
(c) Hargobind
(d) Gobind Singh
Answer: D
87. Who was the President of Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922?
(a) Chittaranjan Das
(b) S N Banerjee
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Hakim Ajmal Khan
Answer: A
88. By which name is Jay Prakash Narayan known?
(a) Lokmanya
(b) Loknayak
(c) Lakhitvadi
(d) Lokneta
Answer: B
89. Which country has the largest coastline?
(a) USA
(b) Australia
(c) Canada
(d) India
Answer: C
90. The oldest oil field in India is
(a) Bombay High, Maharashtra
(b) Ankleshwar,Gujarat
(c) Navagam, Gujarat
(d) Digboi, Assam
Answer: D
91. Which of the following drainage systems fall into Bay of Bengal?
(a) Ganga, Brahmaputra and Godavari
(b) Mahanadi, Krishna and Cauvery
(c) Luni, Narmada and Tapti
(d) (a) and (b)
Answer: D
92. Which is the largest metal trading centre?
(a) Johannesburg
(b) New York
(c) London
(d) Singapore
Answer: C
93. Match the rivers with the cities through which they are flowing and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
City River
A. Rotterdam 1. Seine
B. Paris 2. Potomac
C. Budapest 3. Rhine
D. Washington 4. Danube
Codes
A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4 (b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 3 1 4 2 (d) 4 3 2 1
Answer: C
94. The Pennines (Europe), The Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of
(a) young mountains
(b) old mountains
(c) block mountains
(d) fold mountains
Answer: B
95. The largest producer of aluminium in the world is
(a) France
(b) India
(c) USA
(d) Italy
Answer: C
96. Which movement started after the Partition of Bengal?
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Swadeshi Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Non-Cooperation Movement
Answer: B
97. After which incident Mahatma Gandhi had called Non-cooperation Movement as his ‘Himalayan Blunder’?
(a) Chauri-Chaura
(b) Kheda Satyagraha
(c) Nagpur Satyagraha
(d) Rajkot Satyagraha
Answer: A
98. Who was the Governor-General of India in 1857?
(a) Wellesley
(b) Dalhousie
(c) Canning
(d) Minto
Answer: C
99. In which year was the Regulating Act passed?
(a) AD 1757
(b) AD 1765
(c) AD 1773
(d) AD 1793
Answer: C
100. Where was the capital of Shivaji?
(a) Raigarh
(b) Sindhudurg
(c) Poona
(d) Kolhapur
Answer: A
101. Who was the commander of Rana Pratap’s army in the Battle of Haldighati?
(a) Amar Singh
(b) Man Singh
(c) Hakim Khan
(d) Shakti Singh
Answer: C
102. In which language was ‘Tuzuk-i-Babari’ written?
(a) Persian
(b) Arabic
(c) Turkish
(d) Urdu
Answer: C
103. What is ‘Dhai Din Ka Zhonpda’?
(a) Mosque
(b) Temple
(c) Saint’s hut
(d) Tower
Answer: A
104. Which Chinese traveller visited India during Harshavardhana’s rules?
(a) Fa-Hien
(b) Hiuen-Tsang
(c) I-tsing
(d) Taranath
Answer: B
105. Who among the following was the Gold Medal winner in the 17th Asian Games Men’s Freestyle 65 kg wrestling?
(a) Jittu Rai
(b) Sandeep Kumar
(c) Rajat Chauhan
(d) Yogeshwar Dutt
Answer: D
106. Which country achieved the fifth position in the 20th Commonwealth Games?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Nepal
(c) England
(d) India
Answer: D
107. Who won her first Grand Slam Australian Open Tennis Competition, 2014 (Women’s Single’s)?
(a) Li Na
(b) Dominika Cibulkova
(c) Sara Errani
(d) None of these
Answer: A
108. The winner of the SAFF Tournament, 2013 was
(a) India
(b) Maldives
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Nepal
Answer: C
109. Which award is given for excellence in sports?
(a) Jamnalal Bajaj Award
(b) Arjuna Award
(c) Tagore Award
(d) Moortidevi Award
Answer: B
110. ‘Prince of Wales Cup’ is associated with the game of
(a) Hockey
(b) Cricket
(c) Football
(d) Golf
Answer: D
111. Who among the following was not associated with the excavation of Harappa and Mohenjodaro?
(a) R D Banerjee
(b) K N Dikshit
(c) M S Vats
(d) V A Smith
Answer: D
112. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at
(a) Vaishali
(b) Kaushambi
(c) Sarnath
(d) Pawapuri
Answer: C
113. . Who is called ‘the Napoleon of Ancient India’?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Pushyamitra
(c) Kanishka
(d) Samudragupta
Answer: D
114. Ad hoc Treasury Bill system of meeting budget deficit in India was abolished on
(a) 1st April, 1992
(b) 1st April, 1994
(c) 31st March, 1996
(d) 31st March, 1997
Answer: D
115. Which one of the following is not included in the National Food Security Missions?
(a) Oilseeds
(b) Wheat
(c) Rice
(d) Pulses
Answer: A
116. Foreign currency which has a tendency of quick migration is called
(a) Hot currency
(b) Gold currency
(c) Soft currency
(d) Hard currency
Answer: A
117. India earns maximum foreign exchange by the export of
(a) Iron
(b) Tea
(c) Textile
(d) Rubber
Answer: C
118. What is the total production of oilseeds in India in 2013-14?
(a) 34.32 million tonnes
(b) 43.34 million tonnes
(c) 20.89 million tonnes
(d) 30.72 million tonnes
Answer: A
119. Consider the following consumer price indices.
1. Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers
2. Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers.
3. Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers.
4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees.
Which of the above indices is/are compiled by Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)?
(a) 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Only 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: C
120. The HDI Rank of India as per the HDR 2014 is
(a) 137
(b) 128
(c) 135
(d) 147
Answer: C
121. Match the Column A with Column B and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Column A Column B
A. 1955 1. Export- Import Bank of India
B. 1964 2. Industrial Development Bank of India
C. 1982 3. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
D. 1987 4. Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
Codes
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 2 1 4 (d) 4 1 2 3
Answer: C
122. Match the Column A with Column B and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Column A Column B
A. Open-general license 1. Employment
B. TRYSEM 2. External Trade
C. Wholesale Price Index 3. Credit Control
D. Cash Reserve Ratio 4. Inflation
Codes
A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 3 2 1 4
123. The controlling authority of government expenditure is
(a) The Reserve Bank of India
(b) The Planning Commission
(c) The Finance Ministry
(d) The Finance Commission
Answer: C
124. Effective Revenue Deficit was introduced in the Union Budget of
(a) 2010-11
(b) 2011-12
(c) 2009-10
(d) 2012-13
Answer: B
125. Interest payment is an item of
(a) Revenue expenditure
(b) Capital expenditure
(c) Plan expenditure
(d) None of these
Answer: A
126. Who among the following was/were peasant leader (s) from Bihar?
1. Swami Vidyanand
2. Swami Sahajanand
3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Choose the correct option from the following.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) Only 2
Answer: D
127. In which area was Rahul Sankrityayan active in the Non-cooperation Movement of 1920?
(a) Chhapra
(b) Delhi
(c) Lucknow
(d) Patna
Answer: A
128. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) In 1857, the Maharajas of Darbhanga, Dumraon and Hatwa and their fellow landlords helped the English with men and money
(b) In 1857, the Maharajas of Darbhanga, Dumraon and Hatwa and their fellow landlords helped the English with men but not with money
(c) In 1857, the Maharajas of Darbhanga, Dumraon and Hatwa and their fellow landlord helped the English with money but not with men
(d) In 1857, the Maharajas of Darbhanga, Dumraon and Hatwa and their fellow landlords opposed the English
Answer: A
129. Who highlighted the plight of the peasants of Champaran by writing under pseudonyms like ‘Dukhi’, ‘Dukhi Atma’, Dukhi Hridaya’?
(a) Peer Muhammad Moonis
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Sahajananda Saraswati
(d) SN Sinha
Answer: A
130. The variance of 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, is
(a) 7
(b) 0
(c) 2
(d) 7.5
Answer: B
131. Given, log 2 0 30103 = . . Then, log 5 is
(a) 0.2301
(b) 0.5302
(c) 0.720
(d) 0.6987
Answer: D
132. The solution of the equation 2x + 10 ≥ is given by
(a) x ≥ − 8
(b) x ≥ − 5
(c) x ≥ − 9
(d) x ≥ − 10
Answer: B
133. A triangle has vertice (1, 6), (3, 0) and (-3, -7) . Its area in square units is
(a) 10
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 40
Answer: B
134. Cloves are obtained from which of the following parts of the plant?
(a) Dried leaves
(b) Dried stems
(c) Dried seeds
(d) Dried flower buds
Answer: D
135. Oncogenes are associated with
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) Hepatitis
(c) Cancer
(d) Typhoid
Answer: C
136. Which is the most reactive metal?
(a) Sodium
(b) Calcium
(c) Iron
(d) Potassium
Answer: D
137. Who synthesized the DNA in vitro?
(a) Arthur Kornberg
(b) Robert Hooke
(c) Edward Jenner
(d) Joseph Lister
Answer: A
138. What was the fissionable material used in the bombs dropped at Nagasaki (Japan) in the year 1945?
(a) Sodium
(b) Potassium
(c) Plutonium
(d) Uranium
Answer: C
139. The scientist who first discovered that the Earth revolve round the Sun was
(a) Newton
(b) Dalton
(c) Copernicus
(d) Einstein
Answer: C
140. Cosmic rays
(a) are charged particles
(b) are uncharged particles
(c) can be charged as well as uncharged
(d) None of the above
Answer: C
141. Which of the following elements is found in all organic compounds?
(a) Carbon
(b) Calcium
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Oxygen
Answer: A
142. Which of the following can cause cancer as well as cure it depending upon its intensity and use?
(a) Tobacco
(b) Alcohol
(c) lonised radiation
(d) Ultraviolet rays
Answer: C
143. The total volume of blood in a normal adult human being is
(a) 5-6 litres
(b) 3-4 litres
(c) 8-10 litres
(d) 10-12 litres
Answer: A
