1. The
earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian sub-continent is found at—
(A)
Lothal
(B)
Harappa
(C)
Mehrgarh
(D)
Mundigak
Ans :
(C)
2.
During the Rig Vedic period Niska was an ornament of—
(A) Ear
(B) Neck
(C) Arm
(D)
Wrist
Ans :
(B)
3. Which
of the following were regarded as the hub of Aryan culture during the later
Vedic period ?
(A)
Anga, Magadh
(B)
Kosal, Videha
(C)
Kuru, Panchal
(D)
Matsya, Surasena
Ans :
(C)
4. Who
among the following was the first to take initiative for water resource
management in the Girnar region ?
(A)
Chandragupta Maurya
(B)
Asoka
(C)
Rudradaman
(D)
Skandagupta
Ans :
(A)
5. That
Lumbini was the birth place of Gautama Buddha, is confirmed by an inscription
of—
(A)
Asoka
(B)
Kanishka
(C)
Harsha
(D)
Dharmapala
Ans :
(A)
6. Who
among the following Gupta Kings had another name Devagupta ?
(A)
Samudragupta
(B)
Chandragupta II
(C)
Kumaragupta
(D) None
of the above
Ans :
(B)
7.
Kumaradevi, a queen of Govinda Chandra Gahadavala, constructed Dharma-Chakra
Jina Vihara at—
(A)
Bodha Gaya
(B)
Rajgrih
(C)
Kushinagar
(D)
Sarnath
Ans :
(D)
8. Which
of the following dynasties frequently assigned to the ladies high ranking
positions in administration ?
(A)
Chola
(B)
Chalukya
(C) Pala
(D) Sena
Ans :
(B)
9. Who
among the following Rajput rulers is known to have written a book on music ?
(A)
Jayachandra Gahadavala
(B)
Prithviraj Chauhan
(C) Rana
Kumbha
(D)
Man Singh
Ans :
(C)
10.
Which Sultan of Delhi was a contemporary of the Mongol leader Chengiz Khan ?
(A)
Iltutmish
(B)
Razia
(C)
Balban
(D)
Alauddin Khalji
Ans :
(A)
11. Who
among the following was the continuing link between Sher Shah and Akbar in the
field of land revenue administration ?
(A)
Birbal
(B)
Todar Mal
(C)
Bhagwan Das
(D) Bhar
Mal
Ans :
(B)
12. With
which medieval ruler would you associate the statement ‘I would have lost the
empire just for a handful of millet’ ?
(A)
Alauddin Khalji
(B)
Muhammad Tughlaq
(C) Sher
Shah
(D)
Aurangzeb
Ans :
(C)
13. The
Maratha King became a nonentity and the Peshwa the virtual ruler from the time
of—
(A)
Balaji Vishwanath
(B) Baji
Rao I
(C)
Balaji Rao
(D)
Madnav Rao I
Ans :
(B)
14.
Thomas Roe was received in audience by Jehangir at—
(A) Agra
(B)
Ajmer
(C)
Delhi
(D)
Fatehpur Sikri
Ans :
(A)
15.
Which one of the following musical instruments was mastered by Aurangzeb ?
(A)
Sitar
(B)
Pakhawaj
(C)
Veena
(D) None
of the above
Ans :
(C)
16.
Which son of Aurangzeb revolted against his father, weakening the latter’s
position against the Rajputs ?
(A) Azam
(B)
Akbar
(C)
Muazzam
(D) Kam
Baksh
Ans :
(B)
17. Who
were the first Europeans to come to India for trade ?
(A)
Dutch
(B)
English
(C)
French
(D)
Portuguese
Ans :
(D)
18. What
did the Act V of 1843 make illegal ?
(A)
Child marriage
(B)
Infanticide
(C) Sati
(D)
Slavery
Ans :
(D)
19. Who
among the following was the leader of the revolution of 1857 in Assam ?
(A)
Diwan Maniram Dutta
(B)
Kandarpeshwar Singh
(C)
Purandar Singh
(D)
Piali Barua
Ans :
(A)
20.
Which of the following Acts transferred the Government of India from
East India Company to the Crown ?
(A)
Government of India Act 1858
(B)
Indian Councils Act 1861
(C)
Royal Titles Act 1876
(D)
Indian Councils Act 1892
Ans :
(A)
21. The
first meeting of Indian National Congress was held at—
(A)
Bombay
(B)
Poona
(C)
Madras
(D)
Calcutta
Ans :
(A)
22. The
paper ‘Indian Mirror’ was published during 1861 from—
(A)
Bombay
(B)
Calcutta
(C)
Madras
(D)
Pondicherry
Ans :
(B)
23. Name
the organization formed by Surendranath Banerjee which merged with the Indian
National Congress in 1886—
(A) East
India Association
(B)
London India Society
(C)
Indian Association
(D)
Indian National Conference
Ans :
(C)
24. Who
among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act ?
(A) Lord
Lytton
(B) Lord
Ripon
(C) Lord
Curzon
(D) Lord
Hastings
Ans :
(A)
25. The
President of Surat Session of Indian National Congress, 1907 was—
(A) R.
B. Ghosh
(B) B.
G. Tilak
(C)
Annie Besant
(D) G.
K. Gokhale
Ans :
(A)
26. Who
among the following had started Indian Home Rule Society in London ?
(A)
Annie Besant
(B) Bal
Gangadhar Tilak
(C)
Shyamji Krishna Varma
(D)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Ans :
(C)
27. The
first Trade Union was founded in India in the year 1918 by—
(A) N.
M. Joshi
(B) B.
P. Wadia
(C) V.
V. Giri
(D) S.
A. Dange
Ans :
(B)
28. Who
resigned from the membership of Viceroy’s Executive Council as a protest
against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?
(A)
Mahatma Gandhi
(B)
Rabindranath Tagore
(C)
Shankaran Nair
(D)
Jamnalal Bajaj
Ans :
(C)
29. Who
had opposed the Champaran Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi ?
(A)
Rabindranath Tagore
(B) N.
G. Ranga
(C)
Rajkumar Shukla
(D)
Rajendra Prasad
Ans :
(A)
30. In
which one of the following languages was the first issue of the Journal Ghadar
published ?
(A) Urdu
(B)
Hindi
(C)
English
(D)
Marathi
Ans :
(A)
31. Who
was the author of the book ‘Bandi Jiwan’ ?
(A)
Dinabandhu Mitra
(B) Hema
Chandrakar
(C) Ram
Prasad Bismil
(D)
Sachindra Sanyal
Ans :
(D)
32.
Consider the following events connected with Indian National Movement :
1.
Gandhi-Irvin Pact
2.
Execution of Bhagat Singh
3.
Karachi Session of Indian National Congress, 1931
4.
Martyrdom of Chandra Shekhar Azad
Find the
correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 4,
1, 2, 3
(B) 1,
2, 3, 4
(C) 2,
3, 4, 1
(D) 4,
1, 3, 2
Ans :
(A)
33.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given
below the lists : List-I
(a)
Annie Besant
(b) Dr.
Rajendra Prasad
(c)
Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d)
Ambika Charan Majumdar
List-II
1. Home
Rule Movement
2.
Champaran Satyagraha
3.
Lucknow Session of Indian
National
Congress, 1916
4.
Lahore Session of Indian
National
Congress, 1929
Codes :
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(A) 1 2
4 3
(B) 1 2
3 4
(C) 4 3
2 1
(D) 3 2
1 4
Ans :
(A)
34. Who
among the following said about the Act of 1935 “a car which has brake but no
engine” ?
(A)
Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B) C.
Rajgopalachari
(C)
Mahatma Gandhi
(D) S.
C. Bose
Ans :
(A)
35. Who
formed the Radical Democratic Party in 1940 ?
(A)
Indrasen
(B) M.
N. Roy
(C)
Somendranath Tagore
(D)
Shachindranath Sanyal
Ans :
(B)
36. Who
started the individual Satyagraha ?
(A)
Mahatma Gandhi
(B)
Pattabhi Sitaramayya
(C)
Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D)
Vinoba Bhave
Ans :
(D)
37. Who
among the following called the movements of Gandhiji as ‘political blackmail’ ?
(A) Lord
Chelmsford
(B) Lord
Wavel
(C) Lord
Linlithgow
(D) Lord
Montague
Ans :
(C)
38.
Muslim League observed the ‘Direct Action Day’ on—
(A) 12
August 1942
(B) 16
August 1943
(C) 16
August 1946
(D) 14
August 1947
Ans :
(C)
39.
Arrange in chronological order the following events which occurred during
post-independence period :
1.
Liberation of Goa
2. Dalai
Lama fled to India
3. Chou
En-Lai visited India
4. India
visit of Khrushchev and Bulganin
Select
the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 1,
3, 2, 4
(B) 2,
1, 4, 3
(C) 3,
4, 1, 2
(D) 4,
2, 3, 1
Ans :
(D)
40. Who
among the following were responsible for the creation of Ratha monuments at
Mamallapuram ?
(A)
Cholas
(B)
Pallavas
(C)
Pandyas
(D)
Chalukyas
Ans :
(B)
41. The
ancient monuments of Elephanta are mostly
1.
Buddhist
2. Jain
3.
Saivite
4.
Vaishnavite
Select
the correct answer from the code given below—
Code :
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 1
and 3
Ans :
(C)
42.
Which of the following temples is considered as a wonder of rock-cut
architecture ?
(A)
Brihadisvara Temple, Tanjavur
(B)
Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneshwar
(C)
Kailash Temple, Ellora
(D)
Kandaria Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho
Ans :
(C)
43.
Ruins of which of the following represent the old capital of Vijayanagar ?
(A)
Ahmadnagar
(B)
Bijapur
(C)
Golconda
(D)
Hampi
Ans :
(D)
44.
Which one of the following is not correctly
matched ?
(A)
Akbar’s Tomb —Sikandara
(B)
Jahangir’s Tomb —Sahdara
(C) Tomb
of Shaikh Salim Chishti —Fatehpur Sikri
(D) Tomb
of Shaikh Nizamuddin Aulia —Ajmer
Ans :
(D)
45.
Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak ?
(A)
Amritsar
(B)
Nabha
(C)
Nankana
(D)
Nander
Ans :
(C)
46.
Where did Maharaja Jaisingh II built observatories ?
1. Delhi
2.
Jaipur
3.
Ujjain
4.
Varanasi
Select
the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 1
and 2
(B) 1
and 3
(C) 2
and 3
(D) 1,
2, 3 and 4
Ans :
(D)
47. Who
among the following transformed the traditional Ganapati festival of
Maharashtra into a national festival and gave it a political character ?
(A)
Ramdas
(B)
Shivaji
(C)
Mahadev Govind Ranade
(D) Bal
Gangadhar Tilak
Ans :
(D)
48. Who
among the following had founded the ‘Indian Society of Oriental Art’ to revive
ancient art traditions of India ?
(A)
Abanindra Nath Tagore
(B) Nand
Lal Bose
(C) Asit
Kumar Haldhar
(D)
Amrita Shergill
Ans :
(A)
49. Who
among the following was offered Membership of the Royal Asiatic Society of
Paris ?
(A)
Dadabhai Naoroji
(B)
Michael Madhusudan Dutta
(C) Raja
Rammohan Roy
(D)
Vivekanand
Ans :
(B)
50. The
first University Chair of Sanskrit was founded in—
(A)
England
(B)
France
(C)
Germany
(D)
Russia
Ans :
(C)
51. Who
among the following had said, ‘God intended me to look upon all religions with
one eye, that is why he took away the light from the other’ ?
(A)
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(B)
Maharaja Sher Singh
(C)
Maharaja Dalip Singh
(D) None
of the above
Ans :
(A)
52. Who
among the following deities is represented in art as holding a plough ?
(A)
Krishna
(B)
Balarama
(C)
Kartikeya
(D)
Maitreya
Ans :
(B)
53.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A)
Jawahar Lal Nehru —Hind Swaraj
(B)
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad —India Wins Freedom
(C)
Subhash Chandra Bose —Indian Struggle
(D) Lala
Lajpat Rai —Unhappy India
Ans :
(A)
54.
Which one of the following will be the year of Saka Samvat in December 2009 ?
(A) 1931
(B) 1952
(C) 2066
(D) 2087
Ans :
(A)
55. The
smallest million city of India is—
(A)
Amritsar
(B)
Allahabad
(C)
Rajkot
(D)
Vijayawada
Ans :
(C)
56. Why
is Dhanbad most densely inhabited district of Chhota Nagpur plateau ?
(A)
Fertile soil and irrigational facilities by canals from the Damodar
(B)
Availability of coal, iron ore, mica, copper etc.
(C)
Development of mining industries and industrialization
(D) All
the above
Ans :
(D)
57.
Which one of the following classes of towns are included in the category of
small towns by the Census of India ?
(A)
Class VI
(B)
Class V and VI
(C)
Class IV, V and VI
(D)
Class III, IV, V and VI
Ans :
(D)
58. In
India maximum number of cities reporting slums are found in—
(A)
Andhra Pradesh
(B)
Maharashtra
(C)
Tamil Nadu
(D)
Uttar Pradesh
Ans :
(B)
59. The
coast areas of which of the following oceans are called ‘ring of fire’ ?
(A)
Atlantic Ocean
(B)
Pacific Ocean
(C)
Indian Ocean
(D) None
of the above
Ans :
(B)
60.
‘Operation Green’ was launched in Uttar Pradesh on—
(A) July
1, 2001
(B)
October 2, 2001
(C) July
1, 2005
(D) June
6, 2006
Ans :
(C)
61. The
country which has the finest system of protected lands in the world is—
(A)
China
(B)
Costa Rica
(C)
India
(D)
Switzerland
Ans :
(D)
62. In
India maximum alkali area is found in the State of—
(A)
Gujarat
(B)
Haryana
(C)
Punjab
(D)
Uttar Pradesh
Ans :
(A)
63. In
India Project Elephant was launched in the year—
(A) 1968
(B) 1970
(C) 1972
(D) 1974
Ans :
Project Elephant was started in 1992
64.
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(A)
Simlipal —Assam
(B)
Nokrek —Meghalaya
(C)
Dehong Debang —Sikkim
(D)
Agasthyamalai —Karnataka
Ans :
(B)
65.
According to the 2001 Census Report, male female ratio in India is—
(A) 1000
: 930
(B) 1000
: 934
(C) 1000
: 926
(D) 1000
: 933
Ans :
(D)
66.
Which State of India has the largest Muslim population according to the 2001
Census ?
(A)
Assam
(B)
Bihar
(C)
Uttar Pradesh
(D) West
Bengal
Ans :
(C)
67.
Among the following States which one has the highest sex ratio, according to
2001 Census ?
(A)
Andhra Pradesh
(B)
Chhattisgarh
(C)
Himachal Pradesh
(D)
Jharkhand
Ans :
(B)
68. The
State which recorded the minimum population growth rate during 1991-2001 is—
(A)
Andhra Pradesh
(B)
Kerala
(C)
Tamil Nadu
(D) West
Bengal
Ans :
(B)
69. In
which year was the first regular Census held in India ?
(A) 1921
(B) 1881
(C) 1911
(D) 1931
Ans :
(B)
70.
Which of the following countries are included in the ‘Golden Crescent’ ?
1.
Afghanistan
2. Iran
3. Iraq
4.
Pakstan
Select
the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 1
and 2
(B) 3
and 4
(C) 1, 2
and 3
(D) 1, 2
and 4
Ans :
(D)
71.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A)
Kimberley —Diamond
(B)
Witwatersrand —Gold
(C)
Katomga —Copper
(D) Saar
—Iron ore
Ans :
(D)
72.
Which one of the following countries has the highest birth rate ?
(A)
Afghanistan
(B)
Bangladesh
(C)
India
(D)
Pakistan
Ans :
(D)
73.
Alexandria is a port of—
(A)
Egypt
(B)
Israel
(C)
Jordan
(D)
Libya
Ans :
(A)
74.
Which one of the following South Asian countries has the highest population
density ?
(A) Sri
Lanka
(B)
India
(C)
Nepal
(D)
Pakistan
Ans :
(B)
75.
Persian Gulf does not form
border with—
(A)
Bahrain
(B) Iraq
(C)
Kuwait
(D) Oman
Ans :
(D)
76.
Which one of the following countries is the third largest economy of the world
?
(A)
Japan
(B)
Malaysia
(C)
India
(D)
China
Ans :
(A)
77. The
Equator passes through—
(A)
Central African Republic
(B)
Kenya
(C)
Sarawak
(D)
Venezuela
Ans :
(B)
78.
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
Minerals—Producing Areas
(A)
Copper—Arizona
(B)
Coal—Carajas
(C) Iron
Ore—Rastanura
(D)
Petroleum—Donbas
Ans :
(A)
79.
Which of the following are active volcanoes ?
1.
Aconagua
2.
Cotopaxi
3. Etna
4.
Fujiyama
Select
the correct answer from the code given below—
Code :
(A) 1
and 2
(B) 3
and 4
(C) 1, 2
and 3
(D) 2, 3
and 4
Ans :
Incorrect Options
80.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A)
Ghana—Accra
(B)
Kenya—Nairobi
(C)
Namibia—Windhooks
(D)
Nigeria—Rabat
Ans :
(D)
81.
Through which of the following straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom
and France ?
(A)
Davis Strait
(B)
Denmark Strait
(C)
Strait of Dover
(D)
Strait of Gibralter
Ans :
(C)
82. In
which of the following group of countries maize is used as staple food ?
(A)
Western Europe
(B)
Russia
(C)
Middle Africa
(D)
South-East Asia
Ans :
(C)
83. The
biggest port in India is—
(A)
Vishakhapatnam
(B)
Mumbai
(C)
Tuticorin
(D)
Kandla
Ans :
(B)
84.
Sankosh river forms boundary between—
(A)
Bihar and West Bengal
(B)
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
(C)
Assam and West Bengal
(D)
Bihar and Jharkhand
Ans :
(B)
85. Pir
Panjal range lies in—
(A)
Arunachal Pradesh
(B)
Jammu and Kashmir
(C)
Punjab
(D)
Uttarakhand
Ans :
(B)
86.
Which of the following city of Uttar Pradesh is not joined by Nationla Highway 2 ?
(A) Agra
(B)
Allahabad
(C)
Lucknow
(D)
Varanasi
Ans :
(C)
87.
Which of the following rivers is an example of the superimposed drainage ?
(A)
Alaknanda
(B) Kosi
(C)
Chambal
(D)
Godawari
Ans :
(C)
88.
Which factors have facilitated the locational shift of the sugar industry from
North India to South India ?
1. Per
acre higher yield of sugar cane
2.
Higher sucrose content of sugar cane
3.
Longer crushing season
4. Cheap
labour
Select
the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 1
and 2
(B) 2
and 3
(C) 1, 2
and 3
(D) 2, 3
and 4
Ans :
(C)
89.
Which of the following crops are grown mostly under subsistence farming ?
(A)
Millets and Rice
(B)
Cotton and Tobacco
(C) Tea
and Coffee
(D)
Vegetables and Fruits
Ans :
(A)
90. Teak
and Sal are the products of—
(A)
Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests
(B)
Tropical Evergreen Forests
(C)
Tropical Thorn Forests
(D)
Alpine Forests
Ans :
(A)
91. On
which one of the following rivers is ‘Tulbul’ Project located ?
(A)
Chenab
(B) Ravi
(C) Beas
(D)
Jhelum
Ans :
(D)
92.
Which one of the following is the actual source of the Son river ?
(A)
Amarkantak in Shahdol district
(B) Son
Muda in Shahdol district
(C) Son
Bachharwar in Bilaspur district
(D)
Mandla plateau
Ans :
(A)
93.
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
Nuclear Plant—Year of Commissioning
(A)
Kota—1989
(B)
Kakrapar—1984
(C)
Kaiga—1999
(D)
Kalpakkam—1995
Ans :
(C)
94.
Rubber industry in India is located at—
(A)
Panjim
(B)
Bangalore
(C)
Puducherri
(D)
Aurangabad
Ans :
(B)
95. In
March 2009 the BrahMos Missile was tested at—
(A)
Pokharan
(B)
Chandipur
(C) Cape
Canveral
(D) Sri
Harikota
Ans :
(A)
96. The
countries, which participated in Malabar-2009 exercises, were—
(A)
China, England, Russia
(B)
China, India, Russia
(C)
India, USA, Japan
(D)
Japan, England, USA
Ans :
(C)
97.
Three ‘Phalcon AWACS’ supplied by Israel were received in India for the first
time in—
(A)
March 2009
(B)
April 2009
(C) May
2009
(D)
February 2009
Ans :
(C)
98. The
winner of Nobel Peace Prize for 2008 is—
(A) Al
Gore
(B)
Muhammad Yunus
(C)
Martti Ahtisaari
(D)
Wangari Maathai
Ans :
(C)
99. Who
among the following has been chosen for ‘Hoover Medal’ in March 2009 for his
contribution to the upliftment of the poor and the rural people ?
(A) Sam
Patroda
(B)
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(C) M.
S. Swaminathan
(D) Baba
Amte
Ans :
(B)
100. In
April 2009, G-20 Summit was held in—
(A)
Geneva
(B)
London
(C)
Paris
(D) Rome
Ans :
(B)
101.
India was represented in the Annual Meet of the World Economic Forum, held in
Davos (Switzerland) in January 2009, by—
(A)
Manmohan Singh
(B)
Kamal Nath
(C) P.
Chidambaram
(D)
Kapil Sibbal
Ans :
(B)
102. The
first woman to be the Speaker of Lok Sabha is—
(A)
Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
(B)
Sarojini Naidu
(C)
Indira Gandhi
(D)
Meira Kumar
Ans :
(D)
103.
Which movie has been given the Best Movie Award in 66th Golden Globe Awards ?
(A) Mall
E
(B)
Slumdog Millionaire
(C) The
Dark Night
(D) The
Reader
Ans :
(B)
104.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Recent Padma Awardees—Awards
(A)
Bhimsen Joshi– Bharat Ratna
(B)
Abhinav Bindra – Padma Vibhushan
(C)
Shekhar Gupta – Padma Bhushan
(D)
Aishwarya Rai – Padma Shri
Ans :
(B)
105. Who
among the following won the best actor award in the awards ceremony of
International Indian Film Academy held at Macau ?
(A)
Amitabh Bachchan
(B)
Hritik Roshan
(C)
Abhishek Bachchan
(D)
Salman Khan
Ans :
(B)
106.
Where did Prime Minsiter Manmohan Singh, having taken charge of the new
government after 2009 elections, meet Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari for
the first time ?
(A)
Cairo
(B)
London
(C)
Shanghai
(D)
Yekaterinburg
Ans :
(D)
107.
Which among the following countries attended as observers the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit held on 16 June 2009 ?
1.
Russia
2. India
3.
Pakistan
4. Iran
Select
the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 1
and 2
(B) 2
and 3
(C) 3
and 4
(D) 2, 3
and 4
Ans :
(D)
108.
Name the player who has been awarded the 2008 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?
(A)
Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Anil
Kumble
(C)
Gautam Gambhir
(D) M.
S. Dhoni
Ans :
(D)
109. The
only Indian Gold Medal Winner in Olympic 2008 is—
(A)
Sudesh Kumar
(B)
Pankaj Advani
(C)
Mahesh Bhupati
(D)
Abhinav Bindra
Ans :
(D)
110. The
winner of Asia Cup Hockey Tournament, 2009 was—
(A)
China
(B)
Malaysia
(C)
Pakistan
(D)
South Korea
Ans :
(D)
111. The
winner State of 17th Senior National Women’s Football Championship held in
March 2009, was—
(A)
Manipur
(B)
Nagaland
(C)
Tamil Nadu
(D) West
Bengal
Ans :
(A)
112. The
two games, which have been excluded from the Olympic Games to be held in 2012
in London, are—
(A)
Badminton and Table Tennis
(B)
Basketball and Volleyball
(C)
Tennis and Wrestling
(D)
Softball and Baseball
Ans :
(D)
113.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly
matched ?
(A)
Sushil Kumar—Wrestling
(B)
Anand Pawar—Badminton
(C)
Arjun Rao—Archery
(D)
Pankaj Advani—Shooting
Ans :
(D)
114. The
captain of the Indian Hockey Team which won Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey
Tournament, 2009 was—
(A)
Dilip Tirkey
(B)
Rajpal Singh
(C)
Sandeep Singh
(D) V.
Raghunath
Ans :
(C)
115.
Asia Cup Hockey Tournament was held in May 2009 in—
(A)
India
(B)
Malaysia
(C)
South Korea
(D) UAE
Ans :
(B)
116. In
which of the following States the National Games, 2011 will be held ?
(A)
Delhi
(B) Goa
(C)
Maharashtra
(D)
Rajasthan
Ans :
(B)
117. A
cropping system where crops are grown in the inter spaces between rows of
planted trees is called—
(A)
Relay cropping
(B)
Mixed cropping
(C)
Inter-cropping
(D)
Alley cropping
Ans :
(D)
118.
Application of gypsum is required more in the crop of—
(A)
Paddy
(B)
Berseem
(C)
Wheat
(D)
Groundnut
Ans :
(A)
119. The
upper limit of available water in soil is determined at—
(A) 1/3
bar
(B) 1/2
bar
(C) 2/3
bar
(D) 1
bar
Ans :
(A)
120. The
place of origin of red gram is—
(A)
America
(B)
India
(C)
South Africa
(D)
Egypt
Ans :
(C)
121.
University of Horticulture and Forestry is located at—
(A)
Coimbatore
(B)
Solan
(C)
Palampur
(D) Pant
Nagar
Ans :
(B)
122.
Heroin is obtained from—
(A)
Indian hemp
(B)
Opium poppy
(C)
Tobacco
(D)
Arecanut
Ans :
(B)
123. The
leading producer of soybean in India is—
(A)
Chhattisgarh
(B)
Madhya Pradesh
(C)
Maharashtra
(D)
Uttar Pradesh
Ans :
(B)
124.
‘Varuna’ is a variety of—
(A)
Mustard
(B)
Linseed
(C)
Sunflower
(D)
Sesamum
Ans :
(A)
125.
Farming of cloves is done in—
(A)
Kerala
(B)
Karnataka
(C)
Tamil Nadu
(D)
Uttar Pradesh
Ans :
(A)
126.
Consider the following statements—
Assertion (A) : West Bengal is the leading
producer of fish in India.
Reason (R) : West Bengal has well
developed fishing industry along the sea coast.
Select
the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) Both
(A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both
(A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A)
is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A)
is false, but (R) is true
Ans :
(C)
127. In
India the largest area under rice cultivation lies in the State of—
(A)
Andhra Pradesh
(B)
Orissa
(C)
Uttar Pradesh
(D) West
Bengal
Ans :
(C)
128. The
most popular sport goods come from—
(A)
Ludhiana
(B)
Jalandhar
(C)
Kanpur
(D) Agra
Ans :
(B)
129.
Which bank became the first bank to open its branch in China ?
(A) IDBI
Bank
(B) HDFC
Bank
(C)
State Bank of India
(D)
Punjab National Bank
Ans :
(C)
130.
After the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, the new entity is now known
as—
(A)
Indian Airways
(B)
India Airlines
(C) Air
India
(D)
Indo-Air
Ans :
(A)
131.
Which sector got high rate of growth in its cooperative units ?
(A)
Sugar
(B)
Cotton textile
(C) Jute
(D)
Cement
Ans :
(B)
132. The
headquarters of the World Bank are at—
(A)
Manila
(B)
Washington
(C) New
York
(D)
Geneva
Ans :
(B)
133.
Inside trading is related to—
(A)
Share market
(B)
Horse racing
(C)
Taxation
(D)
International trade
Ans :
(A)
134.
Mixed Economy means—
(A)
Co-existence of small and large industries
(B)
Co-existence of public and private sectors
(C)
Co-existence of rich and poor
(D)
Promoting both agriculture and industry in the economy
Ans :
(B)
135.
Diesel Locomotive engines are manufactured in India at—
(A)
Chitranjan
(B)
Jamshedpur
(C)
Varanasi
(D)
Chennai
Ans :
(C)
136.
Invisible Export means export of—
(A)
Services
(B)
Prohibited goods
(C)
Unrecorded goods
(D)
Goods through smuggling
Ans :
(A)
137. The
headquarters of World Trade Organization are at—
(A) Doha
(B)
Geneva
(C) Rome
(D) New
York
Ans :
(B)
138. The
city of Jaunpur was founded by—
(A)
Muhammad Tughlaq
(B)
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(C)
Ibrahim Shah Sharqi
(D)
Sikandar Lodi
Ans :
(B)
139. The
density of population of Uttar Pradesh according to 2001 Census, is—
(A) 689
per square km
(B) 589
per square km
(C) 489
per square km
(D) 389
per square km
Ans :
(A)
140. In
U.P. which one of the following tribes has the highest population ?
(A)
Saharia
(B)
Tharu
(C)
Agaria
(D)
Mahigir
Ans :
(B)
141. The
State of Uttar Pradesh accounts for—
(A) 60
Lok Sabha seats
(B) 70
Lok Sabha seats
(C) 80
Lok Sabha seats
(D) 90
Lok Sabha seats
Ans :
(C)
142.
Obra Thermal Power Plant was established with the help of—
(A)
Soviet Russia
(B)
Japan
(C)
Germany
(D)
America
Ans :
(A)
143.
According to 2001 Census the female literacy percentage in U.P. is—
(A)
38•87
(B)
43•53
(C)
33•12
(D)
42•22
Ans :
(D)
144.
Which is the highest Dam in U.P. ?
(A)
Mata-Tila
(B) Meja
(C)
Rihand
(D)
Ram-Ganga
Ans :
(D)
145. In
U.P. Uranium is available in the district of—
(A)
Lalitpur
(B)
Jhansi
(C)
Mirjapur
(D)
Hamirpur
Ans :
(A)
146.
Firozabad is famous for producing—
(A)
Bangles
(B)
Locks
(C)
Knives
(D)
Shoes
Ans :
(A)
147.
Which one of the following is not a
folk song of U.P. ?
(A)
Birha
(B)
Dhola Maru
(C)
Kajri
(D)
Rasia
Ans :
(B)
148.
Syed Salar Fair is held at—
(A)
Bahraich
(B)
Mankapur
(C)
Barabanki
(D)
Khalilabad
Ans :
(A)
149. In
U.P. Urdu Training and Research Centre is situated in—
(A)
Barabanki
(B)
Bareilly
(C)
Lucknow
(D)
Rampur
Ans :
(C)
150.
Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture is located at—
(A)
Jhansi
(B)
Saharanpur
(C)
Lucknow
(D)
Varanasi
Ans :
(C)
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