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21. Which
one of the following
statements is NOT
correct?
(a)
Ali
Mardan Khan introduced
the system of revenue
farming in
Bengal
(b)
Maharaja
Ranjit Singh set up
modern foundries to
manufacture cannons at
Lahore
(c)
Sawai
Jai Singh of Amber had
Euclid
�s �Elements of
Geometry� translated
into Sanskrit
(d)
Sultan
Tipu of Mysore gave
money for the
construction of the idol
of Goddess Sarda in the
Shringeri temple
22. Which of
the following
Constitutional
Amendments are related
to raising the number of
Members of Lok Sabha to
be elected from the
States?
(a)
6th and 22nd
(b) 13th
and 38th
(c)
7th and 31st
(d) 11th
and 42nd
23. How did
Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak
die?
(a)
He
was treacherously
stabbed to death by one
of his ambitious nobles
(b)
He
was killed in a battle
with Taj-u-din Yildiz,
the ruler of Ghazni who
entered into a contest
with him over the
capture of
Punjab
(c)
He
sustained injuries while
besieging the fortress
of Kalinjar in
Bundelkhand and
succumbed to them later
(d)
He
died after a fall from
his horse while playing
Chaugan
24. Among the following which planet takes maximum
time for one revolution
around the Sun?
(a)
Earth
(b) Jupiter
(c) Japanese
(d) Portuguese
26. Which
one of the following
provisions was NOT made
in the Charter Act of
1833?
(a)
The
trading activities of
the East India Company
were to be abolished
(b)
(b) The designation of the
supreme authority was to
be changed as the
Governor-General of
India in Council
(c)
All
law-making powers to be
conferred on
Governor-General in
Council
(d)
An
Indian was to be
appointed as a Law
Member in the
Governor-General�s
Council
27.
With reference to normal
human beings, consider
the following
statements:
1.
In
response to the presence
of HCL, secretin is
produced from the
duodenum.
2.
Enterogastrone
is produced in the small
intestine in response to
the presence of fatty
acids.
Which
of these statements
is/are correct?
(a)
Only
1
(b) Only 2
(b)
Both
1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor
2
28. Survey of
India
is under the Ministry
of:
(a) Defence
(b) Environment
and Forests
(c) Home
Affairs
(d) Science and
Technology
29. Which among the following countries was the
earliest to give women
the right to vote?
(a)
Iceland
(b)
India
(c)
New Zealand
(d)
U.S.A.
30. Total time taken by a person in going to a
place by walking and
returning on cycle is 5
hours 45 minutes. He
would have gained 2
hours by cycling both
ways. The time taken by
him to walk both ways
is:
(a)
6
hours 45 minutes
(b)
7
hours 45 minutes
(c)
8
hours 15 minutes
(d)
8
hours 30 minutes
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31.
Sandeep Pandey, the
winner of Ramon
Magsaysay Award is
mainly an activist in:
(a)
prevention
of child marriages
(b)
promotion
of communal harmony
(c)
environmental
protection
(d)
education
and livelihood projects
for Dalits
32.
What was the main reason
for a great civil strife
in
Argentina
recently?
(a)
Ethnic
conflict between the
native Red Indian tribes
and others
(b)
Economic
crisis due to huge
public debt
(c)
The
issue of using native
languages as medium of
instruction in schools
(d)
Clashes
between government
troops and secessionist
groups
33.
With reference to
colonial rule in
India
, what was sought by the
Ilbert Bill in 1883?
(a)
To
bring Indians and
Europeans on par as far
as the criminal
jurisdiction of courts
was concerned
(b)
To
impose severe
restrictions on the
freedom of the native
press as it was
perceived to be hostile
to colonial rulers
(c)
To
encourage the native
Indians to appear for
civil service
examinations by
conducting them in
India
(d)
To
allow native Indians to
possess arms by amending
the Arms Act.
34.
An important aspect of
the Cripps Mission of
1942 was:
(a)
that
all Indian States should
join the Indian Union as
a condition to consider
any degree of autonomy
for
India
(b)
the
creation of an Indian
Union with Dominion
status very soon after
the Second World War
(c)
the
active participation and
cooperation of the
Indian people,
communities and
political parties in the
British war effort as a
condition for granting
independence with full
sovereign status to
India
after war.
(d)
The
framing of a
constitution for the
entire Indian Union,
with no separate
constitution for any
province, and a Union
Constitution to be
accepted by all
provinces
35.
When Congress leaders
condemned the Montagu-Chelmsford
Report, many moderates
left the party to form
the:
(a)
Swarajya
party
(b)
Indian
Freedom Party
(c)
Independence
Federation of
India
(d)
Indian
Liberal Federation
36.
In the FIFA World Cup
Football event in the
year 2002, the number of
goals scored by Ronaldo
of Brazil were:
(a)
6
(b) 7 (c) 8
(d) 9
37.
Who won the title in the
finals of French Open
men�s singles tennis
championship in the year
2002?
(a)
Albert Costa
(b) Juan Carlos
Ferrero
(c)
Andre Agassi
(d) Pete Sampras
38.
Consider the following
statements:
The
function(s) of the
Finance Commission
is/are
1.
to
allow the withdrawal of
money out of the
Consolidated Fund of
India.
2.
to
allocate between the
States the shares of
proceeds of taxes.
3.
to
consider applications
for grants-in-aid from
States.
4.
to
supervise and report on
whether the
Union
and State governments
are levying taxes in
accordance with the
budgetary provisions.
39.
Which one among the
following States has the
highest female literacy
rate as per the Census
2001?
(a)
Chattisgarh
(b) Madhya
Pradesh
(c)
Orissa
(d) Rajasthan
40.
Which one among the
following countries has
the lowest GDP per
capita?
(a)
China
(b)
India
(c)
Indonesia
(d)
Sri
Lanka
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