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51. Who among the following has been conferred the ‘Climate Protection Award’ by the Environment Protection Agency of the US ?
(A) Medha Patkar
(B) Rajendra Singh
(C) R. K. Pachauri
(D) Arundhati Roy

52. Who was the founder-editor of the famous newspaper ‘Kesari’ during the National Struggle ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Lokmanya Tilak
(D) Muhammad Iqbal

53. Who among the following Bahmani rulers built the famous Gol Gumbaj at Bijapur ?
(A) Muhammad Adil Shah
(B) Mahmud Gawan
(C) Yusuf Adil Shah
(D) Ismail Adil Shah

54. Who started the Saka Era and when ?
(A) Kadphises in 58 BC
(B) Rudradaman I in AD 78
(C) Vikramaditya in 58 BC
(D) Kanishka in AD 78

55. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists—
List-I
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) M. A. Jinnah
(c) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(d) V. D. Savarkar
List-II
1. Muslim League
2. Indian National Congress
3. Hindu Mahasabha
4. Liberal Party
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 4 1 3 2

56. The Council of Ministers does not include—
(A) Cabinet Ministers
(B) Ministers of State
(C) Cabinet Secretary
(D) Ministers without Portfolio

57. Vegetables are easily perishable because of their high content of—
(A) Sugars
(B) Water
(C) Vitamins
(D) Enzymes

58. Anaemia occurs due to the deficiency of—
(A) Riboflavin
(B) Thiamine
(C) Folic Acid
(D) Niacin

59. For a healthy heart, one needs to take a balanced diet, adequate sleep and—
(A) Indulge in vigorous mental activities
(B) Play games like carrom, chess and cards
(C) Do right amount of physical exercise
(D) Do sedentary work

60. AIDS is a/an—
(A) Bacterial disease
(B) Viral disease
(C) Fungal disease
(D) Algal disease

61. Amoebic dysentery is caused by—
(A) Entamoeba histolytica
(B) Salmonella typhi
(C) E. coli
(D) Streptococcus pyogenes

62. Why is it difficult to breathe at higher altitudes?
(A) Due to low air pressure
(B) Due to low temperature
(C) Due to ozone
(D) Due to high humidity

63. The amount of chlorine available in water after disinfection is called as—
(A) Free chlorine
(B) Residual chlorine
(C) Free available chlorine
(D) Combined available chlorine

64. What are the major pollutants of cigarette smoke ?
(A) Carbon monoxide and dioxin
(B) Carbon monoxide and nicotine
(C) Carbon monoxide and benzene
(D) Dioxin and benzene

65. Which of the following countries is not a permanent member of the Security Council of the UNO ?
(A) China
(B) France
(C) Japan
(D) UK

66. Which of the following countries enjoys a federal form of government ?
(A) China
(B) USA
(C) Cuba
(D) Belgium

67. How many Articles are there in the Indian Constitution ?
(A) 395
(B) 396
(C) 398
(D) 399

68. Although Union List, State List and Concurrent List cover the entire legislative business, yet there may be an item not mentioned anywhere. Who will legislate on that item ?
(A) Parliament only
(B) State Legislature only
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Neither (A) nor (B)

69. The most important feature of the Indian Parliament is that—
(A) It is the Union Legislature in India
(B) It also comprises of the President
(C) It is bicameral in nature
(D) The Upper House of the Parliament is never dissolved

70. The 3-tier of the Panchayati Raj System consists of—
(A) Gram Sabha, Anchal Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti
(B) Janapad Panchayat, Taluka Panchayat, Anchal Panchayat
(C) Gram Panchayat, Block and Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad
(D) Gram Sabha, Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad

71. A Financial Emergency can be declared by applying—
(A) Article 360
(B) Article 361
(C) Article 370
(D) Article 371

72. How many times the President of India can seek re-election to his post ?
(A) Once
(B) 2 times
(C) 3 times
(D) Any number of times

73. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists—
List-I
(a) MP
(b) President
(c) Vice-President
(d) Speaker
List-II
1. Elected by an Electoral College
2. Elected by the Parliament
3. Elected by the Lok Sabha
4. Elected by adult voting
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 1 2 3

74. Which of the following appointments is not made by the President of India ?
(A) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(B) Chief Justice of India
(C) Chief of Air Staff
(D) Chief of Army

75. What is the name given to the common currency of the European Union ?
(A) Rupee
(B) Euro
(C) Rouble
(D) Franc

76. The first astronaut to walk in outer space is—
(A) Aleksei Leonov
(B) Yuri Gagarin
(C) Neil Armstrong
(D) Dave Scott

77. What is the full form of NATO ?
(A) North African Treaty Organisation
(B) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
(C) North Asian Treaty Organisation
(D) North American Treaty Organisation

78. Who wrote the recent best-selling book The Road Ahead ?
(A) Bill Clinton
(B) I. K. Gujral
(C) Bill Gates
(D) T. N. Seshan

79. Who translated the novel Nil Darpan in English ?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Madhusudan Dutta
(C) Dinabandhu Mitra
(D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

80. The missile Agni II of India is a—
(A) Nuclear missile
(B) Surface-to-air missile
(C) Surface-to-surface missile
(D) Surface-to-sea missile

81. Who was the first Field Marshal of India ?
(A) S. H. F. J. Manekshaw
(B) J. N. Chaudhuri
(C) K. S. Thimayya
(D) O. P. Malhotra

82. National Anthem was first sung in the year—
(A) 1947
(B) 1945
(C) 1950
(D) 1951

83. The 2011 Census would be the—
(A) 13th Census
(B) 14th Census
(C) 15th Census
(D) 16th Census

84. Which one of the following countries has the longest internatonal boundary with India ?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Bhutan
(C) China
(D) Pakistan

85. Which actor played the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the film Gandhi ?
(A) Shah Rukh Khan
(B) Paresh Rawal
(C) Ben Kingsley
(D) Abhijit

86. The highest number of medals in the Beijing Olympics was won by—
(A) China
(B) USA
(C) Germany
(D) Britain

87. ‘Mandi House’ in New Delhi houses the—
(A) Office of the Chairman, DTC
(B) Office of the NDFC
(C) Office of the CPWC
(D) Office of the Director General of Doordarshan

88. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recently raised the emoluments of the President, the Vice-President and the Governors. The emolument payable to the President has been raised to—
(A) Rs. 1•00 lakh from Rs. 50,000 per month
(B) Rs. 1•50 lakh from Rs. 50,000 per month
(C) Rs. 1•75 lakh from Rs. 75,000 per month
(D) Rs. 2•00 lakh from Rs. 1•00 lakh per month

89. Who among the following is a Republican Party candidate for Vice-Presidentship for the next US Election ?
(A) John McCain
(B) Sarah Palin
(C) Ed Markay
(D) Thomas Reed

90. Amjad Ali Khan is a maestro with which instrument ?
(A) Violin
(B) Sitar
(C) Sarod
(D) Sarangi

91. Who was the winner of the ‘Best Actress Award’ at the 54th National Film Awards for the year 2007 ?
(A) Rani Mukherjee
(B) Priyamani
(C) Shilpa Shetty
(D) Kajol

92. NREGP is the abbreviated form of—
(A) National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme
(B) National Rural Educational Guarantee Programme
(C) National Rapid Educational Guarantee Programme
(D) National Rapid Employment Generation Programme

93. The venue for the XXX Olympic Games is—
(A) London
(B) Toronto
(C) Liverpool
(D) Las Vegas

94. The Commonwealth Games 2010 will be held in—
(A) Bangaluru
(B) Delhi
(C) Sydney
(D) Jamaica

95. Who among the following has been appointed the Governor of RBI after the retirement of Sri. Y. V. Reddy ?
(A) Prof. K. C. Reddy
(B) Prof. B. B. Bhattacharya
(C) Sri. Deepak Parikh
(D) Sri. D. Subbarao

96. The first Indian to win the ICC OD Player of the year (2008) Award is—
(A) Saurav Ganguly
(B) Virender Sehwag
(C) Yuvraj Singh
(D) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

97. Nuclear energy is a mineralbased energy source. It is derived from—
(A) Uranium
(B) Thorium
(C) Plutonium
(D) All of the above

98. Who among the following has been conferred the ‘Climate Protection Award’ by the Environment Protection Agency of the US ?
(A) Medha Patkar
(B) Rajendra Singh
(C) R. K. Pachauri
(D) Arundhati Roy

99. With which sport do you associate the name of Geet Sethi ?
(A) Golf
(B) Billiards
(C) Lawn Tennis
(D) Cricket

100. DNA test was developed by—
(A) Dr. Alec Jeffreys
(B) Dr. V. K. Kashyap
(C) Watson and Crick
(D) Gregor Mendel

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