UPSC(IAS) General Studies Question Papers 2004 Prelim

UPSC (IAS) General Studies Question Papers 2004 Prelim
1. Match List-I

(Institute) with List -II

(located At) and select thecorrect answer using the codesgiven below the Lists:List
- I

(Institute)A. Indian Institute of GeomagnetismB. International Advanced ResearchCentre
for Powder Metallurgy andNew MaterialsC. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithologyand
Natural HistoryD. Tropical Forestry ResearchInstituteList - II

(Located At)1. Coimbatore2. Mumbai3. Jabalpur4. HyderabadCodes:

(a) ABCD2314

(b) ABCD1423

(c) ABCD2413

(d) ABCD13242. Consider the following statements:1. Indira Gandhi Centre forAtomic
Research uses fastreactor technology.2. Atomic Minerals Directoratefor Research
and Explorationis engaged in heavy waterproduction.3. Indian Rare Earths Limited
isengaged in the manufacture ofZircon for India’s NuclearProgramme beside other
rareearth products.Which of the statements givenabove are correct?

(a)1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 2

(c)1 and 3

(d) 2 and 33. Which of the following pairs is notcorrectly matched?

(a) Reinhold Messner : ComputerTechnology

(b) Harlow Shapley: Astronomy

(c) Gregor Mendel: HereditaryTheory

(d) Godfrey Hounsfield : CT Scan
4. Consider the followinginternational languages:1. Arabic2. French3. SpanishThe
correct sequence of thelanguages given above in thedecreasing order of the number
oftheir speakers is

(a) 3-1-2

(b) 1-3-2

(c) 3-2-1

(d) 1-2-35. Who among the following wasnever the Lok Sabha Speaker?

(a) K.V.K. Sundaram

(b) G.S. Dhillon

(c) Baliram Bhagat

(d) Hukum Singh6. Two cars X and Y start from twoplaces A and B respectively
whichare 700 km apart at 9 a.m. Both thecars run at an average speed of 60km/hr.
Car X stops at 10 a.m. andagain starts at 11 a.m. while theother car Y continues
to runwithout stopping. When do thetwo cars cross each other?

(a) 2 : 40 p.m.

(b) 3 : 20 p.m.

(c) 4 : 10 p.m

(d) 4 : 20 p.m.7. In a question of a test paper, thereare five items each under
List-Aand List-B. The examinees arerequired to match each item underList-A with
its correspondingcorrect item under List-B. Further,it is given that

(i) no examinee has given thecorrect answer

(ii) answers of no two examineesare identicalWhat is the maximum number ofexaminees
who took this test?

(a) 24

(b) 26

(c) 119

(d) 129The details given below relate tothe four items that follow:Amit wishes
to buy a magazine.Four magazines–one each onpolitics, sports, science and filmsare
available to choose from. Theyare edited by Feroz, Gurbaksh,Swami and Ila

(not necessarily inthat order) and published byAryan, Bharat, Charan and DevPublishers


(not necessarily in thatorder). Further, it is given that

(i) Dev Publishers havepublished the magazine editedby Feroz

(ii) the magazine on politics ispublished by AryanPublishers

(iii) the magazine on films is editedby Swami and is notpublishedby Charan Publishers

(iv) the magazine on science isedited by IlaFor the following four items, selectthe
correct answer:8. The magazine on science ispublished by

(a) Aryan Publisher

(b) Bharat Publishers

(c) Charan Publishers

(d) Dev Publishers9. The magazine on sports is

(a) edited by Feroz

(b) edited by Gurbaksh

(c) published by BharatPublishers

(d) published by CharanPublishers10. The magazine on films is

(a) published by Dev Publishers

(b) published by BharatPublishers

(c) edited by Gurbaksh

(d) published by CharanPublishers11. The magazine on politics is

(a) edited by Ila

(b) edited by Gurbaksh General Studies CSE PreliminaryExamination

(2004) Page 2

(c) published by Dev Publishers

(d) published by CharanPublishers12. Match List-I

(DistinguishedLadies) with List-II

(Area of Work)and select the correct answer usingthe codes given below the Lists:List-I

(Distinguished Ladies)A. Jhumpa LahiriB. Sunita NarainC. Naina Lal KidwaiD.
Ravina Raj KohliList-II

(Area of Work)1. Science and environment2. Novel-writing3. Film industry4. Banking5.
Television mediaCodes:

(a) ABCD4531

(b) ABCD2145

(c) ABCD4135

(d) ABCD254113. Which one of the following doesnot border Panama?

(a) Costa Rica

(b) Pacific Ocean

(c) Colombia

(d) Venezuela14. A and B start from the same pointand in the same direction
at 7 a.m.to walk around a rectangular field400 m ? 300 m. And B walk at therate
of 3 km/hr and 2.5 km/hrrespectively. How many times shallthey cross each other
if theycontinue to walk till 12:30 p.m.?

(a) Not even once

(b) Once

(c) Twice

(d) Thrice15. Match List-I

(Beaches in India)which List-II

(States) and select thecorrect answer using the codesgiven below the Lists:List-I

(Beaches in India)A. Gopnath BeachB. Lawsons Bay BeachC. Devbagh BeachD. Sinquerim
BeachList-II

(States)1. Andhra Pradesh2. Kerala3. Gujarat4. Goa5. KarnatakaCodes:

(a) ABCD5421

(b) ABCD3154

(c) ABCD5124

(d) ABCD345116. A car is running on a road atuniform speed of 60 km/hr. The
netresultant force on the car is

(a) driving force in the directionof car’s motion

(b) resistance force in thedirection of car’s motion

(c) an inclined force

(d) equal to zero17. Match List-I

(Biosphere Reserves)with List-II

(States) and select thecorrect answer using the codesgiven below the Lists:List-IList-II

(Biosphere Reserves)

(States)A. Similipal1. SikkimB. Dehong Deband 2. UttaranchalC. Nokrek3. ArunachalPradeshD.
Kanchenjunga 4. Orissa5. MeghalyaCodes:

(a) ABCD1354

(b) ABCD4521

(c) ABCD1524

(d) ABCD435118. Amongst the following IndianStates which one has the minimumtotal
forest cover?

(a) Sikkim

(b) Goa

(c) Haryana

(d) Kerala19. How many three-digit evennumbers are there such that 9comes as
a succeeding digit in anynumber only when 7 is thepreceding digit and 7 is thepreceding
digit only when 9 is thesucceeding digit?

(a) 120

(b) 210

(c) 365

(d) 40520. Match List-I

(Sports-person) withList-II

(Sport/Game) and select thecorrect answer using the codesgiven below the Lists:List-IList-II

(Sports-person)

(Sports/Game)A. Shikha Tandon 1. BadmintonB. Ignace Tirkey2. SwimmingC. Pankaj
Advani 3. LawnTennisD. Rohan Bopanna 4.Snooker5. HockeyCodes:

(a) ABCD3542

(b) ABCD2413

(c) ABCD3412

(d) ABCD254321. The record for the highest score inan innings in Test Cricket
is nowbeing held by M. Hayden.Immediately prior to him, the threerecord holders
were

(a) Don Bradman, Sunil Gavaskarand Colin Cowdrey

(b) Len Huton, Peter May andVivian Richards

(c) Hanif Mohammed, GarfieldSobers and Brian Lara

(d) Bob Cowper, Bill Lawry andBrian Lara22. In how many different ways cansix
players be arranged in a linesuch that two of them, Ajit andMukherjee, are never
together?

(a) 120

(b) 240

(c) 360

(d) 48023. Match List-I

(State/Province/Overseas Territory) with List-II

(Country) and select the correctanswer using the codes givenbelow the lists:List-I
List-II

(State/Province/Overseas

(Country)Territory)A. British Colombia1. USAB. Bavaria2. UKC. Gibraltar3. CanadaD.
Rhode Island4.Germany5. DenmarkCodes:

(a) ABCD1253 Page 3

(b) ABCD3421

(c) ABCD1423

(d) ABCD325124. Consider the following statements:1. Femur is the longest bone
inthe human body.2. Cholera is a disease caused bybacteria.3. ‘Athlete’s foot’
is a diseasecaused by virus.Which of the statements givenabove are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 325. 50 men or 80 women can finish ajob in 50 days. A contractordeploys
40 men and 48 women forthis work, but after every durationof 10 days, 5 men
and 8 women areremoved till the work is completed.The work is completed in

(a) 45 days

(b) 50 days

(c) 54 days

(d) 62 days26. Which one of the following pairsis not correctly matched?Unit
of Indian RailwayLocation

(a) Railway Staff : VadodraCollege

(b) Central: VaranasiOrganizationfor RailwayElectrification :

(c) Wheel and: BangaloreAxle Plant

(d) Rail-coach: KapurthalaFactory27. Consider the following statements:1. Smart
Card is a plastic cardwith an embedded microchip.2. Digital technology is primarilyused
with new physicalcommunication medium suchas satellite and fibre opticstransmission.3.
A digitial library is a collectionof documents in an organizedelectronic form
available onthe Internet only.Which of the statements givenabove is /are correct?

(a) 3 only

(b) 1 and 2

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 328. Match List-I

(New Names of theCountries) with List-II

(Old Namesof the Countries) and select thecorrect answer using the codesgiven
below the Lists:List-I List-II

(New Names of

(Old Names of thethe Countries) Countries)A. Benin1. NyasalandB. Belize2. BasutolandC.
Botswana 3. BechuanalandD. Malawi4. British Honduras5. DahomeyCodes:

(a) ABCD3124

(b) ABCD5431

(c) ABCD3421

(d) ABCD513429. Which one of the following is thecorrect in the descending order
ofprecedence in the warrant of pre-cedence?

(a) Attorney General of India-Judges of the Suprem Court-Members of Parliament
-Deputy Chairman of RajyaSabha

(b) Judges of the Supreme Court-Deputy Chairman of RajyaSabha-Attorney General
ofIndia-Members of Parliament

(c) Attorney General of India-Deputy Chairman of RajyaSabha-Judges of the SupremeCourt-Members
of Parliament

(d) Judges of the Supreme Court-Attorney General of India-Deputy Chairman of
RajyaSabha-Members of Parliament30. Three students are picked at ran-dom from
a school having a totalof 1000 students. The probabilitythat these three students
will haveidentical date and month of theirbirth is

(a) 3/1000

(b) 3/365

(c) 1/

(365)2

(d) 1/

(365)331. Consider the following statements:1. Montenegro and Serbiaagreed to
a new structure forthe Yugoslav Federation.2. Croatia remained under theHungarian
Administrationuntil the end of First WorldWar.3. Claims to Macedonia Territoryhave
long been a source ofcontention between Belgiumand Greece.4. In 1991, Slovenia
declaredindependencefromCzechoslovakia.Which of the statements givenabove are
correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 3 and 432. Shirin Ebadi, who won the NobelPeace Price in 2003, is from

(a) Iraq

(b) Nigeria

(c) Iran

(d) Libya33. A person stands at the middlepoint of a wooden ladder whichstarts
slipping between a verticalwall and the floor of a room, whilecontinuing to
remain in a verticalplane. The path traced by a personstanding at the middle
point of theslipping ladder is

(a) a straight line

(b) an elliptical path

(c) a circular path

(d) a parabolic path34. The research work of PaulLauterbur and Peter Mansfield,
theNobel Prize winners for Medicinein 2003, relates to

(a) the control of AIDS

(b) magnetic resonance imaging

(c) respiratory diseases

(d) genetic engineering35. In 2003, Alison Richard took overas the first ever
woman Vice-Chancellor of

(a) Oxford University

(b) Cambridge University

(c) Harvard University

(d) Purdue University36. Nine different letters are to bedropped in three different
letterboxes. In how many different wayscan this be done?

(a) 27

(b) 39

(c) 93

(d) 39 - 337. Goerge W. Bush, the President ofAmerica, comes from which of thefollowing
American States?

(a) California

(b) Texas Page 4

(c) Virginia

(d) Indiana38. Which of the following pairs iscorrectly matched?DepartmentMinistry
ofthe Governmentof India1. Department of: Ministry ofWomen and ChildHealth andDevelopmentFamilyWelfare2.
Department of: Ministry ofOfficial LanguageHumanResourceDevelopment3. Department
of: Ministry ofDrinking WaterWaterSupplyResourcesSelect the correct answer using
thecodes given below:Codes:

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) None39. Match List-I

(Agency) with List-II

(Headquarters) and select thecorrect answer using the codesgiven below the Lists:List-IList-II

(Agency)

(Headquarters)A.United Nations1. NairobiDevelopmentProgramme

(UNDP)B.United Nations2. ViennaEnvironment Programme

(UNEP)C.United Nations Industrial 3. BerneDevelopment Organization

(UNIDO)D. Universal Postal Union 4. New

(UPU)YorkCodes:

(a) ABCD2341

(b) ABCD4123

(c) ABCD2143

(d) ABCD432140. Which of the following authorswon the Booker Prizes twice?

(a) Margaret Atwood

(b) J.M. Coetzee

(c) Grahm Swift

(d) Ian McEwan41. In the well-known Lawn Tennisdoubles team, Max Mirnyi–thepartner
of Mahesh Bhupati, comesfrom which of the followingcountries?

(a) Italy

(b) Sweden

(c) Belarus

(d) Croatia42. Which of the following cricketersholds the record for the highestscore
in a Cricket Test Matchinnings by an Indian?

(a) Sunil Gavaskar

(b) Vinoo Mankad

(c) Sachin Tendulkar

(d) V.V.S. Laxman43. INS Trishul acquired by the IndianNavy in 2003 has been
built by

(a) Israel

(b) USA

(c) Russia

(d) France44. INSAT-3E, India’s communicationsatellite, was launched in 2003
from

(a) French Guiana

(b) Seychelles

(c) Mauritius

(d) Mauritania45. Match List-I

(Person) with List-II

(Position) and select the correctanswer using the codes givenbelow the Lists:List-I

(Person)A. Anil KakodarB. Raman PuriC. M. Jagannatha RaoD. G. Madhavan NairList-II

(Position)1. Chief of the IntegratedDefence Staff2. Chairman, 17thLawCommission3.
Chairman, ISRO4. Chairman, Atomic EnergyCommissionCodes:

(a) ABCD3124

(b) ABCD4213

(c) ABCD3214

(d) ABCD412346. Consider the following statementsabout Sikh Gurus:1. Banda Bahadur
was appointedas the military leader of theSikhs by Guru Tegh Bahadur.2. Guru
Arjan Dev became theSikh Guru after Guru Ram Das.3. Guru Arjan Dev gave to Sikhstheir
own script–Gurumukhi.Which of the statements givenabove is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 1 and 247. Consider the following Viceroys ofIndian during the British rule:1.
Lord Curzon2. Lord Chelmsford3. Lord Hardinge4. Lord IrwinWhich one of the following
is thecorrect chronological order of theirtenure?

(a) 1-3-2-4

(b) 2-4-1-3

(c) 1-4-2-3

(d) 2-3-1-448. Consider the following eventsduring India’s freedom struggle:1.
Chauri-Chaura Outrage2. Minto-Morley Reforms3. Dandi March4. Montagu-ChelmsfordReformsWhich
one of the following is thecorrect chronological order of theevents given above?

(a) 1-3-2-4

(b) 2-4-1-3

(c) 1-4-2-3

(d) 2-3-1-449. Consider the following events:1. Fourth general elections inIndia2.
Formation of Haryana State3. Mysore named as KarnatakaState4. Meghalaya and
Tripurabecome full StatesWhich one of the following iscorrect chronological
order of theabove?

(a) 2-1-4-3

(b) 4-3-2-1

(c) 2-3-4-1

(d) 4-1-2-350. Match List-I

(Fuel Gases) with List-II

(Major Constituents) and selectthe correct answer using the codesgiven below
the Lists:List-IList-II

(Fuel Gases)

(Major Constituents)A. CNG1. Carbonmonoxide,HydrogenB. Coal gas2. Butane,PropaneC.
LPG3. Methane,EthaneD. Water gas 4. Hydrogen,Methane,Carbon Page 5 monoxideCodes:

(a) ABCD2134

(b) ABCD3421

(c) ABCD2431

(d) ABCD312451. A spherical body moves with auniform angular velocity ? arounda
circular path of radius r. Whichone of the following statements iscorrect?

(a) The body has no acceleration

(b) The body has a radialacceleration directed r2 directed towards the centre
ofthe path

(c) The body has a radialacceleration r52 2 directedaway from the centre of
thepath

(d) The body has an acceleration r2 tangential to its path52. Which one of the
followingstatements is correct?‘Deccan Odyssey’ is

(a) a book on Chatrapati Shivaji

(b) a warship recently acquired byIndian Navy

(c) a recently started air servicebetween Mumbai andColombo

(d) a luxury train which travelsthrough Maharashtra andincludes Goa in its journey53.
Standard 18-carat gold sold in themarket contains

(a) 82 parts gold and 18 partsother metals

(b) 18 parts gold and 82 partsother metals

(c) 18 parts gold and 6 parts othermetals

(d) 9 parts gold and 15 parts othermetals54. A weightless rubber balloon is
filledwith 200 cc of water. Its weight inwater is equal to

(a) N59.8

(b) N109.8

(c) N29.8

(d) Zero55. Salts of which of the followingelements provide colours tofireworks?

(a) Zinc and sulphur

(b) Potassium and mercury

(c) Strontium and barium

(d) Chromium and nickel56. Consider the following statements:1. Reserve Bank
of India wasnationalized on 26 January,1950.2. The borrowing programme ofthe
Government of India ishandled by the Department ofExpenditure, Ministry ofFinance.Which
of the statements givenabove is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 257. Which one of the following is thecorrect decreasing sequence
interms of the value

(in rupees) ofthe minerals produced in India inthe year 2002-03?

(a) Metallic minerals-Fuelminerals-Non-metallicminerals

(b) Fuel minerals-Metallicminerals-Non-metallicminerals

(c) Metallic minerals-Non-metallicminerals-Fuel minerals

(d) Fuel minerals-Non-metallicminerals-Metallic minerals58. Which one of the
following cities

(they were in the news in recenttimes) is notcorrectly matched withits country?

(a) Salamanca: Spain

(b) Cannes: Italy

(c) Cancun: Mexico

(d) Bruges: Belgium59. Consider the following statements:As per 2001 Census1.
the two States with the lowestsex ratio are Haryana andPunjab2. the two States
with the lowestpopulation per sq km of areaare Meghalaya and Mizoram3. Kerala
has both the highestliteracy rate and sex ratioWhich of the statements givenagove
is / are correct?

(a) 3 only

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 2

(d) 1 and 360. Consider the following statements:1. In the Third Battle of Panipat,Ahmed
Shah Abdali defeatedIbrahim Lodhi2. Tipu Sultan was killed in theThird Anglo-Mysore
War.3. Mir Jafar entered in aconspiracy with the Englishfor the defeat of Nawab
Siraj-ud-daulah in the Battle ofPlassey.Which of the statements givenabove is/are
correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 3 only

(c) 2 and 3

(d) None61. Which of the following is not arecommendation of the task forceon
direct taxes under thechairmanship of Dr. Vijay L. Kelkarin the year 2002?

(a) Abolition of Wealth Tax

(b) Increase in the exemption limitof personal income to Rs.1.20lakh for widows

(c) Elimination of standarddeduction

(d) Exemption from tax ondividends and capital gainsfrom the listed equity62.
Match List-I

(Books) with List-II

(Authors) and select the correctanswer using the codes givenbelow the Lists:List-I

(Books)A. My Presidential yearB. The Hindu View of LifeC. Voice of ConscienceD.
Without Fear or FavourList-II

(Authors)1. S. Radhakrishnan2. V. V. Giri3. N. Sanjiva Reddy4. R. VenkataramanCodes:
Page 6

(a) ABCD2143

(b) ABCD4321

(c) ABCD2341

(d) ABCD412363. Consider the following statements:1. Adam Osborne produced thefirst
portable computer.2. Ian Wilmut created the firstcloned sheep.Which of the statements
givenabove is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 264. What was the reason for 5 lakhpeople of Hong Kong to
make ademonstration around the middleof 2003?

(a) They were demanding taxrelief

(b) They were against the HongKong Government’s plan toimpose an internal securitylaw

(c) They were the members ofFalun Gong group who weredemanding religious freedom

(d) They were demanding moredirect elections in Hong Kong65. Consider the following
statements:1. National Thermal PowerCorporation has diversifiedinto hydropower
sector.2. Power Grid Corporation ofIndia has diversified intotelecom sector.Which
of the statements givenabove is / are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 266. The Ramon Magsaysay Awardwinner Shanta Sinha is known
as

(a) a campaigner for urbansanitation

(b) an anti-child labour activist

(c) an organizer of rain-waterharvesting schemes

(d) an activist for the welfare ofpoor rural women67. Consider the following
statements:1. Damodar Valley Corporation isthe first multipurpose rivervalley
project of independentIndia2. Damodar Valley Corporationincludes thermal and
gaspower stations.Which of the statements givenabove is /are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 268. Match List-I

(Persons) with List-II

(Positions) and select the correctanswer using the codes givenbelow the Lists:List-I

(Persons)A. B.P. MishraB. Suresh KalmadiC. Praful PatelD. V.S. JainList-II

(Positions)1. Executive Director, IMF2. Chairman, Steel Authority ofIndia Ltd.3.
President, Indian OlympicAssociation4. Vice-President, South AsianRegion, World
BankCodes:

(a) ABCD4213

(b) ABCD1342

(c) ABCD4312

(d) ABCD124369. Who among the following is wellknown as an exponent of flute?

(a) Debu Choudhuri

(b) Madhup Mudgal

(c) Ronu Mazumdar

(d) Shafaat Ahmad70. Consider the following statements:Among the Indian States1.
Andhra Pradesh has thelongest coastline2. Gujarat has the highestnumber of airportsWhich
of the statements givenabove is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 271. Tarun Bharat Sangh, anorganization based in a village
nearAlwar

(Rajasthan), has becomefamous because of

(a) cultivation of geneticallymodified cotton

(b) rehabilitation of womenvictims of AIDS

(c) livelihood projects fordestitute rural women

(d) rain-water harvesting72. Consider the following statements:1. The National
Housing Bank,the apex institution ofhousing finance in India, wasset up as a
wholly-ownedsubsidiary of the Reserve Bankof India.2. The Small IndustriesDevelopment
Bank of Indiawas established as a whollyowned subsidiary of theIndustrial Development
Bankof India.Which of the statements givenabove is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 273. Param Padma, which was in newsrecently, is

(a) a new Civilian Awardinstituted by the Governmentof India

(b) the name of supercomputerdeveloped by India

(c) the name given to a proposednetwork of canals linkingnorthern and southern
riversof India

(d) a software programme tofacilitate e-governance inMadhya Pradesh74. Consider
the following statements1. The loans disbursed tofarmers under Kisan CreditCard
Scheme are coveredunder Rashtriya Krishi BeemaYojna of Life InsuranceCorporation
of India.2. The Kisan Credit Cardholders are provided personalaccident insurance
of Rs. Page 7 50,000 for accidental death andRs.25,000 for permanentdisability.Which
of the statements givenabove is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 275. Consider the following statements:1. Regarding the procurement
offood grains, Government ofIndia follows a procurementtarget rather than an
open-ended procurement policy.2. Government of Indiaannounces minimum supportprices
only for cereals.3. For distribution underTargeted Public DistributionSystem


(TPDS), wheat and riceare issued by the Governmentof India at uniform centralissue
prices to the States/Union Territories.Which of the statements givenabove is/are
correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 only

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 3 only76. Consider the following statements:India continues to be dependenton
imports to meet the requirementof oilseeds in the country because1. farmers
prefer to grow foodgrainswithhighlyremunerative support prices2. most of the
cultivation ofoilseed crops continues to bedependent on rainfall3. oils from
the seeds of treeorigin and rice bran haveremained unexploited4. It is far cheper
to importoilseeds than to cultivate theoilseed cropsWhich of the statements
givenabove are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 477. World’s longest ruling head ofgovernment is from

(a) Switzerland

(b) Cuba

(c) Zimbabwe

(d) New Zealand78. Liberia was in the internationalnews in the recent times
for

(a) harbouringterroristsassociated with religiousfundamentalism

(b) supplying raw uranium toNorth Korea

(c) its long-running civil warkilling or displacing thousandsof people

(d) cultivation of drug-yieldingcrops and smuggling of drugs79. Consider the
following statements:1. P.V. Narasimha Rao’sgovernment establisheddiplomatic
relations betweenIndia and Israel2. Ariel Sharon is the secondPrime Minister
of Israel to havevisited IndiaWhich of the statements givenabove is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 280. The reason for Chechnya to be inthe news recently is

(a) discovery of huge reserves ofoil

(b) separatist rebellious activitiesby the local people

(c) continuous conflict betweenthe government troops andthe narcotic mafia resulting
inthe great loss of human life

(d) intense cold wave killinghundreds of people81. The Prime Minister of which
oneof the following countries wasassassinated in the year 2003?

(a) Czech Republic

(b) Romania

(c) Serbia

(d) Slovenia82. Conisder the following companies:1. Voltas2. Titan Industires3.
Rallis India4. Indian HotelsWhich of the above companies arein the Tata Group
of industries?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 1, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 483. In which of the following countries,did an ethnic violence
between thecommunities of Hema and Lenduresult in the death of hundreds ofpeople?

(a) Democratic Republic of Congo

(b) Indonesia

(c) Nigeria

(d) Zambia84. More than 40 Heads of States /Governments were invited byVladimir
Putin in May, 2003 to

(a) discuss the issues related tothe rehabilitation of Iraq

(b) celebrate the tricentenary ofthe city of St Petersburg

(c) convene a meeting ofEuropean and CIS countriesto discuss the issues of missileshield
for European and CIScountries

(d) develop the strategies forcontaining global terrorism85. Consider the following
geologicalphenomea:1. Development of a fault2. Movement along a fault3. Impact
produced by volcaniceruption4. Folding of rocksWhich of the above causeearthquakes?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2 and 4

(c) 1, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 486. Which Article of the Constitutionof India says, 'No child
below theage of fourteen years shall beemployed to work in any factoryor mine
or engaged in any otherhazardous employment’?

(a) Article 24

(b) Article 45

(c) Article 330

(d) Article 36887. According to the National HumanRights Commission Act, 1993,
whoamongs the following can be itsChairman?

(a) Any serving Judge of theSupreme Court

(b) Any serving Judge of the HighCourt

(c) Only a retired Chief Justice ofIndia

(d) Only a retired Chief Justice ofa High Court88. Which one of the following
pairsis not correctly matched?

(a) Pitt’s India Act: WarrenHastings

(b) Doctrine of Lapse : Dalhousie

(c) Vernacular Press Act : Curzon

(d) Ilbert Bill: Ripon89. Who was the last ruler of theTughluq dynasty of the
DelhiSultanate? Page 8

(a) Firoz Shah Tughuq

(b) Ghiyas-ud-din TughluqShah - II

(c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud

(d) Nasrat Shah90. The great Asian river Mekongdoes not run through

(a) China

(b) Malaysia

(c) Combodia

(d) Laos91. Which one of the following wasthe largest IT software andservices
exporter in India during theyear 2002-03?

(a) Birlasoft

(b) Infosys Technologies

(c) Tata Consultancy Services

(d) Wipro Technologies92. Which one of the followingstatements is not correct?

(a) The largest Buddhistmonastery in India is in Assam

(b) The language Konyak isspoken in Nagaland

(c) The largest river island in theworld is in Assam

(d) Sikkin is the least-populatedState of the Indian Union93. Consider the following
statements:1. The Oil Pool Account ofGovernment of India wasdismantled with
effect from1-4-2002.2. Subsidies on PDS keroseneand domestic LPG are borneby
Consolidated Fund ofIndia.3. An expert Committee headedby Dr. R. A. Mashelkar
toformulate a national auto fuelpolicy recommended thatBharat Stage-II EmissionNorms
should be appliedthroughout the country by1 April, 2004.Which of the statements
givenabove are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 394. In the last one decade, which oneamong the following sectors
hasattracted the highest ForeignDirect Investment inflows intoIndia?

(a) Chemicals other thanfertilizers

(b) Services sector

(c) Food processing

(d) Telecommunication95. Consider the following statements:1. The Chinese pilgrim
Fa-Hienattended the fourth GreatBuddhist Council held byKanishka.2. The Chinese
pilgrim Hiuen-Tsang met Harsha and foundhim to be antagonistic toBuddhism.Which
of the statements givenabove is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 296. How did the dynasty of NizamShahis of Ahmadnagar come
to anend?

(a) Ahmadnagar was annexedinto Mughal empire andHusain Shah was consignedto
life imprisonment

(b) Mughal troops destroyedDaulatabad fort and killedNizam-ulMulkofAhmadnagar

(c) Fateh Khan usurped thethrone from Nizam-ul Mulk

(d) Malik Ambar was defeated ina battle with Mughals in 1631and the entire royal
family waskilled by the Mughal troops97. With reference to ancient Jainism,which
one of the followingstatements is correct?

(a) Jainism was spread in SouthIndia under the leadership ofSthalabahu

(b) The Jainas who remainedunder the leadership ofBhadrabahu were calledShvetambaras
after theCouncil held at Pataliputra

(c) Jainism enjoyed the patronageof the Kalinga king Kharavelain the first century
BC

(d) In the initial stage of Jainism,the Jainas worshipped imagesunlike Buddhists98.
Which one of the following fourVedas contains an account ofmagical charms and
spells?

(a) Rig-veda

(b) Yajur-veda

(c) Atharva-veda

(d) Sama-veda99. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reportformed the basis of

(a) the Indian Councils Act, 1909

(b) the Government of India Act,1919

(c) the Government of India Act,1935

(d) the Indian Independence Act,1947100.During the Indian FreedomStruggle, who
among the followingproposed that Swaraj should bedefined as complete independencefree
from all foreign control?

(a) Mazharul Haque

(b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani

(c) Hakim Ajmal Khan

(d) Abul Kalam Azad101.Which one of the followingsequences indicates the correctchronological
order?

(a) Shankaracharya-Ramanuja-Chaitanya

(b) Ramanuja-Shankaracharya-Chaitanya

(c) Ramanuja-Chaitanya-Shankaracharya

(d) Shankaracharya-Chaitanya-Ramanuja102. Consider the following PrincelyStates
of the British rule in India:1. Jhansi2. Sambalpur3. SataraThe correct chronological
order inwhich they were annexed by theBritish is

(a) 1-2-3

(b) 1-3-2

(c) 3-2-1

(d) 3-1-2103. The name of the famous personsof India who returned theKnighthood
conferred on him bythe British Government as a tokenof protest against the atrocities
inPunjab in 1919 was

(a) Tej Bahadur Sapru

(b) Ashutosh Mukherjee

(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore

(d) Syed Ahmed Khan104. The resolution for removing theVice-President of India
can bemoved in the

(a) Lok Sabha alone

(b) either House of Parliament

(c) Joint Sitting of Parliament

(d) Rajya Sabha alone105. With reference to the Constitutionof India, which
one of the followingparis is not correctly matched? Page 9

(a) Forests : Concurrent List

(b) Stock Exchanges : Concurrent List

(c) Post Office Savings : Union ListBank

(d) Public Health : State List106. Consider the following tasks:1. Superintendence,
directionand conduct of free and fairelections2. Preparation of electoral rollsfor
all elections to theParliament, State Legislaturesand the Office of the Presidentand
the Vice-President3. Giving recognition to politicalparties and allotting electionsymbols
to political partiesand individuals contesting theelection4. Proclamation of
final verdict inthe case of election disputesWhich of the above are thefunctions
of the ElectionCommission of India?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 4107. With reference to Indian PublicFinance, consider the followingstatements:1.
Disbursements from PublicAccounts of India are subjectto the Vote of Parliament.2.
The Indian Constitutionprovides for the establishmentof a Consolidated Fund,
aPublic Account and aContingency Fund for eachState.3. Appropriationsanddisbursements
under theRailway Budget are subject tothe same form ofparliamentary control
as otherappropriationsanddisbursements.Which of the statements givenabove are
correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3108. Consider the following statements:1. Narasimha Saluva ended
theSangama dynasty and siezedthe throne for himself andstarted the Saluva dynasty.2.
Vira Narasimha deposed thelast Saluva ruler and seized thethrone for himself.3.
Vira Narashima was succeededby his younger brother,Krishnadeva Raya.4. Krishnadeva
Raya wassucceeded by his half-brother,Achyuta Raya.Which of the statements givenabove
are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 1 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4109. Consider the following statements:Some of the main features
of theGovernment of India Act, 1935 werethe1. abolition of diarchy in theGovernors’
provinces2. power of the Governors toveto legislative action and tolegislate
on their own3. abolition of the principlecommunal representationWhich of the
statements givenabove is / are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3110. Consider the following statements:1. The First Session of
the IndianNational Congress was held inCalcutta2. The Second Session of theIndian
National Congress washeld under the presidentshipof Dadabhai Naoroji3. Both
Indian NationalCongress and Muslim Leagueheld their sessions at Lucknowin 1916
and concluded theLucknow Pact.Which of the statements givenabove is / are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 only

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 3 only111.Which one of the followingstatements is correct?

(a) The Constituent Assembly ofIndia was elected by theProvincial Assemblies
in theyear 1946

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru, M. A.Jinnah and Sardar VallabhbhaiPatel were members of
theConstituent Assembly ofIndia

(c) The First Session of theConstituent Assembly ofIndia was held in January,
1947

(d) The Constitution of India wasadopted on 26th January, 1950112. The Archaeological
Survey ofIndia is an attached office of theDepartment/Ministry of

(a) Culture

(b) Tourism

(c) Science and Technology

(d) Human ResourceDevelopment113. Consider the following statements:1. The highest
criminal court ofthe district is the Court ofDistrict and Session Judge.2. The
District Judges areappointed by the Governor inconsultation with the HighCourts.3.
A person to be eligible forappointment as a DistrictJudge should be an advocateor
a pleader of seven years’standing or more, or an officerin judicial service
of the Unionor the State.4. When the Sessions Judgeawards death sentence, it
mustbe confirmed by the high Courtbefore it is carried out.Which of the statements
givenabove are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4114. Consider the following statements:1. The Speaker of Lok
Sabha hasthe power to adjourn theHouse sine die but, onprorogation, it is only
thePresident who can summonthe House.2. Unless sooner dissolved orthere is an
extension of theterm, there is an automaticdissolution of the Lok Sabhaby efflux
of time, at the end ofthe period of five years, evenif no formal order ofdissolution
is issued by thePresident.3. The Speaker of Lok Sabhacontinues in office even
afterthe dissolution of the Houseand until immediately beforethe first meeting
of the House’.Which of the statements givenabove are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3 Page 10

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3115.Which one of the followingstatements is not correct?

(a) Under the Targeted PublicDistribution System, thefamilies Below Poverty
Lineare provided 50 kg of foodgrains per month per family atsubsidised price.

(b) Under Annapurna Scheme,indigent senior citizens of 65years of age or above
eligiblefor National Old Age Pensionbut not getting pension canget 10 kg of
food grains perperson per month free of cost

(c) Ministry of Social Justice andEmpowerment has scheme inwhich indigent people
livingin welfare institutions likeorphanages are given 15 kg offood grains per
person permonth at BPL rates

(d) Ministry of Human ResourceDevelopment gives financialsupport to Mid-day
MealScheme for the benefit of classI to V students in Governmentor Government
aided Schools116. Consider the following statements:1. Non-function of lachrymalgland
is an importantsymptom of deficiency ofVitamin A.2. Deficiency of Vitamin B1
canlead to indigestion and heartenlargement.3. Vitamin C deficiency can leadto
pain in the muscles.4. Deficiency of Vitamin Dcauses increased loss of Ca++in
urineWhich of the statement givenabove are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 1, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4117. The hormone insulin is a

(a) Glycolipid

(b) Fatty acid

(c) Peptide

(d) Sterol118. Consider the following statements:1. Toothless mammals such aspangolins
are not found inIndia.2. Gibbon is the only ape foundin India.Which of the statements
givenabove is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2119. In which organ of the human bodyare the lymphocyte cells
formed?

(a) Liver

(b) Long bone

(c) Pancreas

(d) Spleen120. In which one of the followingUnion Territories, do the people
ofthe Onge tribe live?

(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

(c) Daman and Diu

(d) Lakshadweep121. Consider the following crops:1. Cotton2. Groundnut3. Maize4.
MustardWhich of the above are Kharifcrops?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4122.Which one of the followingstatements is not correct?

(a) In Lok Sabha, a no-confidencemotion has to set out thegrounds on which it
is based

(b) In the case of a no-confidencemotion in Lok Sabha, noconditions of admissibilityhave
been laid down in theRules

(c) A motion of no-confidence,once admitted, has to be takenup within ten days
of the leavebeing granted

(d) Rajya Sabha is not empoweredto entertain a motion of no-confidence123.Which
one of the followingstatements correctly describes theFourth Schedule of theConstitution
of India?

(a) It contains the scheme of thedistribution of powersbetween the Union and
theStates

(b) It contains the languageslisted in the Constitution

(c) It contains the provisionsregarding the administrationof tribal areas

(d) It allocates seats in theCouncil of States124. Consider the following statements:1.
Hema Malini is theChairperson of the Children’sFilm Society, India2. Yash Chopra
is the Chairmanof the Central Board of FilmCertification of India.3. Dilip Kumar,
Raj Kapoor andDev Anand have all beenrecipients of Dada SahebPhalke Award.Which
of the statements givenabove is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 2 only

(d) 3 only125. Famous Golf player Vijay Singh isfrom which one of the followingcountries?

(a) Fiji

(b) Mauritius

(c) Malaysia

(d) Kenya126. Lativa does not share its borderswith which one of the followingcountries?

(a) Russia

(b) Estonia

(c) Lithuania

(d) Poland127. Consider the following statements:1. The highest deciding body
forplanning in India is thePlanning Commission of India2. The Secretary of the
PlanningCommission of India is also theSecretary of NationalDevelopment Council.3.
The Constitution includeseconomic and social planningin the Concurrent List
in theSeventh Schedule of theConstitution of India.Which of the statements givenabove
is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 2 only

(d) 3 only128. Match List-I

(Minerals) with List-II

(Location) and select the correctanswer using the codes givenbelow the Lists:List-IList-II

(Minerals)

(Location)A. Coal1. GiridihB. Copper 2. JayamkondamC. Manganese 3. AlwarD. Lignite4.
DharwarCodes:

(a) ABCD1432

(b) ABCD Page 11 2341

(c) ABCD1342

(d) ABCD2431129.Which among the followingNational Highway routes is thelongest?

(a) Agra-Mumbai

(b) Chennai-Thane

(c) Kolkata-Hajira

(d) Pune-Machilipatnam130. Which of the following instituteshave been recognized
as theInstitutes of National Importance

(by an Act of Parliament)?1. Dakshina Bharat HindiPrachar Sabha, Chennai2. National
Institute ofPharmaceutical Education andResearch, Mohali3. Sree Chitra Tirunal
Institutefor Medical Services andTechnology,Thiruvananthapuram4. Lakshmibai
National Instituteof Physical Education, GwaliorSelect the correct answer using
thecodes given below:Codes:

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 3 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4131. Consider the following statements:1. Baking soda is used
in fire ex-tinguishers.2. Quicklime is used in the manu-facture of glass.3.
Gypsum is used in the manu-facture of Plaster of ParisWhich of the statements
givenabove is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3132. With reference to Indian Parliament,which one of the following
is notcorrect?

(a) The Appropriation Bill mustbe passed by both the Housesof Parliament before
it can beenacted into law

(b) No money shall be withdrawnfrom the Consolidated Fund ofIndia except under
the appro-priation made by the Appro-priation Act

(c) Finance Bill is required for pro-posing new taxes but no an-other Bill/Act
is required formaking changes in the ratesof taxes which are already un-der
operation

(d) No Money Bill can be intro-duced except on the recom-mendation of the President133.
Match List-I

(Sea) with List-II

(Country) and select the correctanswer using the codes given be-low the Lists:List-IList-II

(Sea)

(Country)A. Black Sea1. BulgariaB. Red Sea2. ChinaC. Yellow Sea3. EritreaD.
Caspian Sea 4. KazakhstanCodes:

(a) ABCD1423

(b) ABCD2314

(c) ABCD1324

(d) ABCD2413134. Which one of the following Ar-ticles of the Constitution of
Indiasays that the executive power ofevery State shall be so exercisedas not
to impede or prejudice theexercise of the executive power ofthe Union?

(a) Article 257

(b) Article 258

(c) Article 355

(d) Article 356135. Which of the following pairs arecorrectly matched?List-IList-II

(Period)

(Wars)1. AD 1767-69 : First Anglo-MarathaWar2. AD 1790-92 : Third Mysore war3.
AD 1824-26 : First Anglo BurmeseWar4. AD 1845-46 : Second Sikh WarSelect the
correct answer using thecodes given below:

(a) 2 and 4

(b) 3 and 4

(c) 1 and 2

(d) 2 and 3136. Consider the following:1. Mahadeo Hills2. Sahyadri Parvat3.
Satpura RangeWhat is the correct sequence ofthe above from the north to thesouth?

(a) 1-2-3

(b) 2-1-3

(c) 1-3-2

(d) 2-3-1137. Lake Sambhar is nearest to whichone of the following cities ofRajasthan?

(a) Bharatpur

(b) Jaipur

(c) Jodhpur

(d) Udaipur138. Match List-I

(Articles of the Con-stitution of India) with List-II

(Pro-vision) and select the correct an-swer using the codes given belowthe Lists:List-I
List-II

(Articles of the Consti-

(Provision)tution of India)A.Article 14 1. The State shall notdiscriminate againstany
citizen ongrounds only of reli-gion, race, caste, sex,place of birth or anyof
themB. Article 15 2. The State shall notdeny to any personequality before thelaw
or the equal pro-tection of lawswithing the territoryof IndiaC. Article 16 3.
‘Untouchability’ isabolished and itspractice in any formis forbiddenD. Article
17 4. There shall be equal-ity of opportunityfor all citizens in mat-ters relating
to em-ployment or appoint-ment to any officeunder the StateCodes:

(a) ABCD2413

(b) ABCD3142

(c) ABCD2143

(d) ABCD3412139. Which one of the following state-ments is correct?

(a) Cirrus clouds are composed ofice crystals

(b) Cirrus clouds exhibit a flatbase and have the appearanceof rising domes

(c) Cumulus clouds are white andthin, and form delicatepatches and give a fibrous
andfeathery appearance Page 12

(d) Cumulus clouds are classifiedas high clouds140. Match List-I

(National Park/Sanc-tuary) with List-II

(State) and se-lect the correct answer using thecodes given below the Lists:List-I
List-II

(National Park/

(State)Sanctuary)A. Kanger Ghati 1. ChhattisgarhNational ParkB. Nagerhole2.
HaryanaNational ParkC. Kugti Wildlife 3. HimachalSanctuaryPradeshD. Sultanpur
Bird 4. KarnatakaSanctuaryCodes:

(a) ABCD3214

(b) ABCD1432

(c) ABCD3412

(d) ABCD1234141. Which one of the following state-ments is not correct?

(a) Gulfs with narrow fronts andwider rears experience hightides

(b) Tidal currents take place whena gulf is connected with theopen sea by a
narrow channel

(c) Tidal bore occurs when a tideenters the narrow and shallowestuary of a river

(d) The tidal nature of the mouthof the river Hooggly is of cru-cial importance
to Kolkata asport142. Consider the following statements:1. The Islamic Calendar
is twelvedays shorter than theGregorian Calender2. The Islamic Calendar began
inAD 632.3. The Gregorian Calendar is asolar calendar.Which of the statements
givenabove is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 3 onlyDirections:The following 8

(eight) items con-sist of two Statements; onelablelled as the ‘Assertion

(A)’ andthe other as ‘Reason

(R)’. You areto examine these two statementscarefully and select the answers
tothese items using the codes givenbelow:Codes:

(a) Both A and R are individuallytrue and R is the corrrect ex-planation of
A

(b) Both A and R are individuallytrue but R is not the correctexplanation of
A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true143. Assertion

(A): Bangalore receivesmuch higher average annual rain-fall than that of Mangalore.Reason


(R) : Bangalore has thebenefit of receiving rainfall bothfrom south-west and
north-eastmonsoons.144. Assertion

(A) : The Central RuralSanitation Programme waslaunched in 1986 to improve thequality
of life of rural people in In-dia.Reason

(R) : Rural sanitation is asubject in the Concurrent List inthe Constitution
of India145. Assertion

(A) : West-flowing riv-ers of Peninsular India have nodeltas.Reason

(R) : These rivers do notcarry any alluvial sediments.146. Assertion

(A) : The thickness ofthe atmosphere is maximum overthe Equator.Reason

(R) : High insolation andstrong convection currents occurover the Equator.147.
Assertion

(A) : In our houses, thecurrent in AC electricity linechanges direction 60 times
per sec-ond.Reason

(R) : The frequency of al-ternating voltage supplied is 60hertz.148. Assertion


(A) : Fatty acids shouldbe a part of the balanced human diet.Reason

(R) : The cells of the hu-man body cannot synthesize anyfatty acids.149. Assertion


(A): India does not ex-port natural rubberReason

(R): About 97% of India’sdemands for natural rubber is metfrom domestic production.150.
Assertion

(A) : For the first time,India had no trade deficit in theyear 2002-03.Reason


(R) : For the first time,India’s exports crossed worth $50billion in the year
2002-03.


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