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Q.1) Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus people?
(1) tin (2) copper
(3) iron (4) lead
Q.2) Which one of the following emergencies can be declared by the President on his own?
(1) emergency due to external aggression or internal disturbances
(2) emergency due to failure of the constitutional machinery in a state.
(3) emergency due to threat to the financial stability or credit of India.
(4) None of these.
Q.3) Which of the following is not an objective of the Monetary Policy of RBI?
(1) Boost economic development
(2) Direct credit in desirable direction
(3) Control inflationary pressure
(4) Ensure social justice
Q.4) One of the disadvantages of the Wholesale Price Index in India is that:
(1) It does not cover the services sector.
(2) It is not available for individual commodities.
(3) It is available only on monthly basis.
(4) It is available only at constant prices.
Q.5) The National Chemical Laboratory is situated in:
(1) New Delhi (2) Bangalore
(3) Pune (4) Chennai
Q.6) The most commonly used metal in the pure form or as an alloy in domestic appliances is:
(1) aluminum (2) iron
(3) copper (4) zinc
Q.7) The process in which solid substance, on being heated, changes directly into the gaseous form known
as:
(1) dissociation (2) dissolution
(3) sublimation (4) evaporation
Q.8) Match the following:
List I List II
a. Surya Sen 1. Communist Party of India
b. NM Joshi 2. Indian Republican Army
c. PC Joshi 3. Radical President of Congress
d. SC Bose 4. All India Trade Union Federation
a b c d
(1) 2 4 1 3
(2) 2 3 4 1
(3) 2 1 3 4
(4) 2 4 3 1
Q.9) The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is:
(1) ethylene (2) ethane
(3) carbon dioxide (4) acetylene
Q.10) In human systems, vitamins cannot:
(1) help in digestion (2) help in metabolizing drugs
(3) help in growth (4) supply energy
Q.11) A person weighs more in a life, which is:
(1) moving up with a constant velocity.
(2) moving down with a constant velocity.
(3) accelerating upward.
(4) accelerating downward.
Q.12) With what is ‘blue revolution’ associated?
(1) agriculture (2) iron and steel industry
(3) irrigation (4) fishing
Q.13) The excavation in the Indus Valley have pushed the antiquity of Indian History to:
(1) 5000 BC (2) 4000 BC
(3) 2500 BC (4) 1000 BC
Q.14) What distinguishes economic growth from economic development is that the latter implies:
(1) an increase in per capita income
(2) changes in institutions and attitudes
(3) concern for ecology and environment
(4) All of the above.
Q.15) What of the following figures has the longest perimeter?
(1) a square of side 10 cms
(2) a rectangle of sides 12 cms and 9 cms
(3) a circle of radius 7 cms
(4) a rhombus of side 9 cms
Q.16) Match the following Viceroys with the event and occurred during their respective tenures:
List I List II
a. Wavell 1. First demand for Pakistan
b. Reading 2. The Moplah Revolt
c. Willington 3. Simla Conference
d. Linlithgow 4. Communal Award
a b c d
(1) 3 2 4 1
(2) 4 1 3 2
(3) 3 4 2 1
(4) 1 2 4 3
Q.17) The most literate union territory in India is:
(1) Delhi (2) Puducherry
(3) Chandigarh (4) Lakshadweep
Q.18) The bacteria responsible for ‘nitrogen fixation’ is found in the roots of:
(1) grass (2) citrus plants
(3) leguminous plants (4) neem tree
Q.19) A chemical reaction that takes place with the evolution of heat is called a/an:
(1) reversible reaction (2) endothermic reaction
(3) thermal reaction (4) exothermic reaction
Q.20) Match Lists I and II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I (People) List II (State)
a. Lepcha 1. Uttaranchal
b. Maria 2. Sikkim
c. Urali 3. Chattisgarh
d. Khasa 4. Kerala
a b c d
(1) 2 3 1 4
(2) 3 4 2 1
(3) 2 3 4 1
(4) 3 2 4 1
Q.21) Antarctic Treaty was signed in:
(1) 1960 (2) 1954
(3) 1958 (4) 1959
Q.22) The concept of Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in population means:
(1) the average number of children born to a women during her lifetime.
(2) the average number of children born to an adult male during his lifetime
(3) the average number of children born in family
(4) the average rate of growth of population
Q.23) Consider the following statements:
(a) Human Development Report is an authoritative annul publication brought out by the World Bank.
(b) It measures longevity by life expectancy at birth.
(c) Knowledge is measured by adult literacy rate.
(d) Standard of living is measured by GDP per capita (US $ PPP).
Which of the above statements is not correct?
(1) (a) (2) (b)
(3) (c) (4) (d)
Q.24) The most abundant source of iron is:
(1) milk (2) green vegetables
(3) eggs (4) beans
Q.25) The latitude and longitude of the two cities A and B are as follows:
A B
Latitude 120N 210N
Longitude 800-30’E 90-30’W
When the clock in city A shows 0800 hours UTC, what will be the time (UTC) in city B?
(1) 0200 (2) 0230
(3) 0100 (4) 0238
ANSWERS
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2. (4)
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4. (1)
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1.where does a body have least weight?
a) at the equator
b) at the poles
c) at earth's center
d) none of these
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8.what r resistors in IC made of?
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18. which char. of em wave does not change when it travels from one mdium to
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20. circuit given. how much feedback?
21. (s-1)/(s+1) is high pass filter/ low pass filter?
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23. in common emitter config. change in iC on changing vBE?
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25. fermi level change with temperature in n type semiconductor?
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27. simple ckts using zener diode.
28. what is the p+ substrate in an isolated pn junction ic connected to?
29. opamp circuit given. open loop gain=100. closed loop gain=?
30. which type of parameters( h/y/z) suitable in particular application?
31. given parallel LC ckt. find angle between currents in branches at resonance.
32. what is Q of series RLC ckt? (voltage gain/ admttance etc.)
33. resonant freq of parallel RLC ckt. ?
34. thin metal foil inserted between capacitor plates. foil connected to one plate.
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35. ques on reflection of em wave at air= dielectric interface. dlc const=9
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