UPSC PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

UPSC

PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

1. Solar eclipse occurs when?

a) Earth comes between sun and moon

b) Moon is at right angle to the earth

c) Moon comes between sun and earth

d) Sun comes between moon and earth

2. When a man circles round the earth in a satellite, then?

a) His mass becomes zero but weight remains constant

b) Mass remains constant but weight becomes zero

c) Both mass and weight remain constant

d) Both mass and weight remain zero

3. The weight of an object at the poles is greater than at the equator. This is because?

a) Of the shape of the earth

b) The attraction of the moon is maximum at the earth’s surface

c) The attraction of the sun is maximum at the earth’s surface

d) Gravitational pull is more at the poles

4. The first metal used by the man was?

a) Iron

b) Copper

c) Aluminium

d) Gold

5. Gobar gas contains mainly?

a) Carbon dioxide

b) Methane

c) Ethylene

d) Carbon monoxide

6. The content of water is greater than fats, the plasma is more than proteins, proteins are more than fats and fats less than plasma. Which constitutes the major Part of the human body?

a) Fats

b) Water

c) Plasma

d) Proteins

7. Dialysis is used for a patient suffering from?

a) Kidney trouble

b) Liver trouble

c) Lung trouble

d) Bronchitis

8. Pulse reading is done by doctors to find out?

a) Temperature

b) Heart beat

c) Blood pressure

d) Respiration rate

9. After how many days rash appears on the body after the attack of Measles?

a) One day

b) Four days

c) Six days

d) One week

10. The Vitamin responsible for antisterile activity is?

a) Vitamin A

b) Vitamin B

c) Vitamin C

d) Vitamin D

11. The water in an open pond remains cool even in hot summer because?

a) Of continuous evaporation of water

b) Water radiates heat more rapidly than the atmosphere

c) Water absorbs heat less rapidly than the atmosphere

d) Water absorbs heat more rapidly than the atmosphere

12. You are travelling in a car and a thunder storm suddenly takes place. What will be your first step?

a) Stop the car, get out of it and lie flat in the field

b) Stand below a tree

c) Go to a nearby wood pole and stick to it

d) Lie flat in the car

13. The most common substance responsible for pollution is?

a) Smoke

b) Carbon dioxide

c) Sulphur dioxide

d) Carbon monoxide

14. If a large number of people are enclosed in a room, then?

a) Oxygen decreases and carbon dioxide increases

b) Oxygen increases and carbon dioxide decrease

c) Both oxygen and carbon dioxide decrease

d) Both oxygen and carbon dioxide increase

15. It is not advisable to sleep under a tree at night because of the?

a) Release of oxygen in lesser amount

b) Release of oxygen in larger amount

c) Release of carbon monoxide

d) Release of carbon dioxide

16. Higher plants take up Nitrogen as?

a) Nitrites only

b) Nitrates only

c) Nitrates and ammonia

d) Urea

17. Green plants in the sea are useful for the respiration of fish because?

a) They give out oxygen

b) They give out carbon dioxide

c) The give out oxygen and carbon dioxide simultaneously

d) They take oxygen and give out carbon dioxide

18. Stripes on the back of the animals are the indication of?

a) Mating habit

b) Food habit

c) Cave dwelling

d) Matching of skin colour with surroundings

19. Which of the following is a balanced fertiliser for plants?

a) Urea

b) Ammonia sulphate

c) Nitrates

d) Compost

20. Which of the following is not immunised by ''Triple Antigen‟?

a) Typhoid

b) Whooping cough

c) Tetanus

d) Diphtheria

21. Milk fever in cows occurs due to the lack of?

a) Phosphates

b) Calcium

c) Iron

d) Iodine

22. After hatching by the hen, the young chicks come out of eggs within?

a) One week

b) Two weeks

c) Three weeks

d) Four weeks

23. Which one of the following is a fast growing tree?

a) Teak

b) Eucalyptus

c) Banyan

d) Coconut

24. Decrease in white blood cells results in?

a) Decrease in Antibodies

b) Increase in Antigens

c) Increase in Antibodies

d) No change

25. In India people suffer from Anaemia due to lack of?

a) Iron

b) Iodine

c) Calcium

d) Potassium

26. Reserprine derived from the plant „Serpentina‟ is used to?

a) Alleviate pains

b) Alleviate high blood pressure

c) Alleviate low blood pressure

d) Cure rickets

27. In India it is found recently that incidence of Malaria is increasing because?

a) The mosquitoes have become DDT resistant

b) Of poverty in villages

c) Of poor sanitary conditions

d) On account of increase in population it has become impossible to maintain cleanliness everywhere

28. Less dew is formed on cloudy nights because?

a) Clouds absorb the falling dew

b) Clouds scatter moisture

c) In cloudy nights the radiation takes place very slowly

d) In cloudy nights the radiation takes place very quickly

29. Feeding of milk cattle with cotton seeds?

a) Increases fat content temporarily

b) Decreases fat content temporarily

c) May decrease or increase fat content

d) Causes no change in fat content

30. Mouth and foot diseases in cattle are caused due to?

a) Bacteria

b) Virus

c) Fungi

d) Penicillium

31. A body partially floats in wafer when?

a) The volume of the displaced liquid is equal to the volume of the body

b) The volume of the displaced liquid is gr of the body

c) The weight of the displaced water is equal to the weight of the body

d) The weight of the displaced water is greater than the weight of the body

32. Permanent hardness of water cannot be removed by?

a) Boiling

b) Adding caustic soda

c) Distillation

d) Adding soda

33. In summer, man with excess perspiration feels weak, because of the?

a) Loss of more water through evaporation

b) Loss of salts through evaporation

c) Loss of carbohydrates through evaporation

d) All factors mentioned above

34. The two branches of a plant give two different fruits: tomatoes and brinjals. This can be explained?

a) By hybridisation

b) By grafting one with the other

c) By nature’s freak

d) By (a) or (c) mentioned above

35. The density of sea water is highest as?

a) Depth increases and salinity increases

b) Depth decreases and salinity increases

c) Depth increases and salinity decreases

d) Depth decreases and salinity decreases

36. The function of the liver is to?

a) Promote digestion of food

b) Promote respiration

c) Store glucose as glucogen

d) None of these

37. The temperature for pasteurisation of milk is selected so as to?

a) Kill the micro-organisms

b) Kill all bacteria

c) Store it for long time without coagulation

d) Kill the micro organisms and other harmful bacteria

38. What is the most important factor for the growth of pests in stored grains?

a) The moisture of grains

b) The temperature of grains

c) The moisture and temperature of grains

d) None of the above

39. Age of a free can be determined?

a) By counting the number of rings

b) By thickness of the bark

c) By bulk of the tree

d) By number of leaves

40. Which of the following can be said as the “Theory of Darwin”?

a) Survival of the fittest and struggle for existence

b) Weak and strong always maintain a fixed proportion

c) Different species do not arise by genetic mutation

d) None of these

41. In high mountain regions bleeding through nose occurs because?

a) The pressure of the blood capillaries is higher than the outside pressure

b) The pressure at high altitudes is greater than that in the plains

c) The blood pressure increases at high altitudes

d) The blood pressure decreases at high altitudes

42. One litre of cold air weighs heavier than the dry air (1 Lit) because of the?

a) Increased number of collisions between the molecules

b) Increased number of molecules at low temperature

c) Greater energy of molecules at high temperature

d) Lower energy of molecules at high temperature

43. The term „Test Tube Baby‟ implies?

a) Fertilisation of ovum takes place in the test tube but it develops in uterus

b) Fertilisation of ovum takes place in the test tube and develops in the test tube itself

c) Fertilisation of the ovum takes place in the uterus but develops in the test tube

d) Fertilisation takes place in uterus and embryo develops in uterus

44. Decomposition of organic matter is due to?

a) Virus

b) Fungi

c) Bacteria

d) None of these

45. Carbohydrates, proteins and vitamins which are responsible for energy, growth and vitality are obtained respectively from?

a) Cereals, milk and vegetables

b) Milk, pulses and cereals

c) Milk, pulses and vegetables

d) Pulses, vegetables and cereals

46. When light enters a closed room through a small hole in the door, the image of an outside building appears as inverted on the opposite wall. This is because?

a) The hole acts as a convex lens

b) Light takes curvature at the edges of the hole

c) Of rectilinear propagation of light

d) The hole acts as a concave lens

47. The growth of seedling plants after transplantation will not always be proper because?

a) New soil may not contain the required minerals

b) During transplantation root hairs get damaged

c) Roots cannot penetrate deep into the soil

d) Of all factors stated above

48. BCG vaccination is to be given to a new born child?

a) Immediately after birth

b) Within 48 hours

c) Within seven days

d) Within six months

49. An ordinary clock loses time in summer. This is because?

a) The length of the pendulum increases and time period increases

b) The length of the pendulum increases and time period decreases

c) The length of the pendulum decreases and time period increases

d) The length of the pendulum decreases and time period decreases

50. A ball bounces higher at high altitudes than in plains. This is because?

a) The pressure on higher altitudes is lower than that in plains

b) Downward pull due to gravity is less at higher altitudes

c) The rarefied air offers less resistance to the ball

d) You become more energetic at hills, so greater the force applied, higher goes the ball.

51. Which of the following metals is used in the electromagnets?

a) Soft iron

b) Stainless steel

c) Cobalt

d) Copper

52. The bats can fly in the dark because?

a) They have a better vision in the dark

b) The light startles them

c) They produce ultrasonics

d) None of the above

53. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called?

a) Asteroids

b) Comets

c) Meteors

d) Novas

54. Ajanta Caves are located in the State of?

a) Maharashtra

b) Gujarat

c) Tamil Nadu

d) West Bengal

55. Consumer welfare is indicated by?

a) Savings

b) Disposable income

c) Expenditure

d) None of the above

56. Different notes are produced by a flute by?

a) Closing and opening the holes

b) Closing the holes

c) Closing the alternate holes

d) Closing the last two holes

57. Which hydro-electric project produces maximum power energy?

a) Bhakra Nangal

b) Koyna

c) Hirakud

d) Salal

58. What is the most remarkable aspect of Indian industry since independence?

a) More employment opportunities

b) Increase in production

c) Capacity utilisation

d) Diversification

59. Productivity being low, cottage indus use?

a) It employs large number of people

b) No power is needed to manufacture most of the products

c) Raw material is generally available locally

d) It caters mostly to the rural population

60. Which two of the following are animal products?

a) Leather and meat

b) Silk and polyester

c) Linen and silk

d) Cotton and silk

61. Recent discovery of method of reducing salination of soil is?

a) Spreading of husk on the soil

b) Extensive use of fertilisers

c) Intensive use of fertilisers

d) None of the above

62. What is Government‟s trade policy?

a) Export promotion

b) Import substitution

c) Both of the above

d) None of the above

63. What factors changed the landscape of India most in the last century?

a) Irrigation

b) Movement of people from rural to urban areas

c) Industrialisation

d) Deforestation

64. Which are the two States next to U.P. having maximum representation in Lok Sabha?

a) Bihar and Maharashtra

b) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh

c) Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

d) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

65. The members of Constituent Assembly were?

a) Elected by the provincial assemblies

b) Elected directly by the people

c) Nominated by the government

d) Only representatives of princely states

66. What is the power of Rajya Sabha reg?

a) It can amend it

b) It can reject it

c) It can withhold the bill for 14 days to make recommendations

d) It has no power regarding Money Bill

67. The next Olympic and Asian Games will be held respectively at?

a) Moscow and New Delhi

b) New Delhi and Moscow

c) Montreal and Bangkok

d) Moscow and Bangkok

68. Who was the Prime Minister of Iran when Shah of Iran left the country?

a) Ayatollah Khomeini

b) Mehdi Bazargan

c) Shahpour Bakhtiar

d) None of the above

69. Cause of inflation is?

a) Increase in money supply

b) Fall in production

c) Increase in money supply and fall in production

d) Decrease in money supply and fall in production

70. India won last Hockey Olympic Gold Medal in?

a) 1960

b) 1964

c) 1968

d) 1972

71. The first Asian Games were held at?

a) New Delhi in 1950

b) Bangkok in 1952

c) Singapore in 1952

d) Kuala Lumpur in 1952

72. Who said first: “Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it”.?

a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b) M.K. Gandhi

c) Lala Lajpat Rai

d) Sardar Patel

73. “Gresham‟s Law” in Economics rela?

a) Supply and demand

b) Circulation of currency

c) Consumption and supply

d) Distribution of goods and services

74. The countries of the world are economically interdependent. This fact is proved?

a) By turmoil in Iran

b) By hike in oil prices by OPEC and rise in taxi fares all over

c) Because India has political relations with almost all countries of the world

d) Because multinationals have set up a number of projects in India

75. A report says - The number of bus accidents is more than that of car accidents, the number of car accidents is less than the number of truck accidents, the number of truck accidents is less than the number of bus accidents. Which of the following conclusions do you draw from this report?

a) There are more buses on road

b) There are more trucks on the road

c) Truck drivers are very careless

d) None of these

76. The Government‟s gold auction policy is aimed at?

a) Checking of smuggling and reducing the budgetary deficit  of the Central Government

b) Promoting jewellery exports

c) Making gold available to consumers for ornaments

d) Price stabilization

77. In the 25th National Games held at Hyderabad recently, which of the following States stood first and second respectively in the final tally of medals?

a) Kerala & Maharashtra

b) Maharashtra & Punjab

c) Punjab and Kerala

d) Punjab and Madhya Pradesh

78. The Constitution 44th Amendment (renumbered as 43rd Amendment)?

a) Ensures the right to property

b) Ensures the press freedom

c) Limits the powers of the Government to proclaim internal emergency

d) Restores to the High Courts and to the Supreme Court their jurisdiction to consider the

validity of any Central or State law.

79. Which party has won the majority in the recent elections in Bangladesh?

a) National Awami League

b) Bangladesh National Party

c) Bangladesh People’s Party

d) None of these

80. Which of the following is contained in the Concurrent List?

a) Forests

b) Education

c) Police

d) Agriculture

81. In the first half of the year 1 978, the relations between India and U.S.A. suffered setback on account of?

a) U.S. declining for the supply of uranium for Tarapur atomic power plant

b) U.S. pressurising India to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty

c) Banning the consumption of Coca Cola in the country

d) All factors listed above

82. The principal language of Nagaland is?

a) English

b) Naga

c) Assamese

d) Khasi

83. In a parliamentary system the executive is responsible?

a) Directly to the people

b) To legislature

c) To judiciary

d) None of the above

84. The Vice-President of India is elected by?

a) The people directly

b) The members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

c) The members of Rajya Sabha only

d) The members of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Legislatures

85. Which language has been added recently to the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?

a) Urdu

b) Sanskrit

c) Sindhi

d) Assamese

86. Which of the following is not included in the list of Fundamental Duties in the Constitution?

a) To safeguard public property and to abjure violence

b) To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India

c) Secularism

d) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals

87. “India Wins Freedom” was written by?

a) Rajendra Prasad

b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

c) R.N. Tagore

d) J.L. Nehru

88. The President of Union of India has the same constitutional authority as the?

a) British Monarch

b) President of U.S.A.

c) President of Egypt

d) President of U.S.S.R.

89. Which of the following is not the member of U.N.O.?

a) Switzerland

b) Bahamas

c) Mauritius

d) Dominican Republic

90. The per capita income of India in 1977-78 at 1970-71 prices was?

a) Rs. 590

b) Rs. 690

c) Rs. 790

d) Rs. 890

91. A candidate to become a member of Lok Sabha should not be less than?

a) 21 years

b) 25 years

c) 30 years

d) 35 years

92. Which of the following is not included in Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India?

a) Right to property

b) Right to freedom of religion

c) Right to vote in all elections

d) Right to freedom of speech and expression

93. The word „secular‟ denotes?

a) Keeping away from all religions

b) Freedom of religion and worship to all citizens

c) Belief in God

d) Practising different religions

94. Which of the following Asian languages are UN official languages?

a) Chinese and Japanese

b) Chinese and Arabic

c) Japanese and Arabic

d) Chinese and Hindi

95. The two highest gallantry awards in India are?

a) Param Vir Chakra and MahaVir Chakra

b) Param Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra

c) Ashok Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra

d) Param Vir Chakra and Ashok Chakra

96. Who is authorised to decide over a dispute regarding disqualification of a Member of Parliament?

a) Election Commissioner

b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

c) President of India

d) A committee set up by the Parliament

97. Sudden decrease of birth rate would cause?

a) Increase in investment

b) Increase of savings

c) Increase in per capita income

d) Increase in production

98. During one year the sales of a cooperative milk society are Rs.41,000. During the succeeding year the sales increased to Rs.59,000. It is claimed that there is a 50% increase in the saleable proceeds of the milk handled by it. If we are to arrive at a conclusion to know whether there has been any improvement in its functioning, we must enquire whether?

a) The quality of milk is maintained

b) Price stability is maintained

c) Expenditure is increased

d) Expenditure is decreased

99. Which of the following territories is not absolutely independent

a) Hong Kong

b) Singapore

c) Switzerland

d) Mozambique

Ans: A

100. Temporary control of inflation

can be effected by

a) Increasing the prices

b) Increasing the taxes

c) Restraint on the growth

d) Reducing the prices

Ans: B

101. (The figures are only

approximate) From the above

table it follows that the

maximum addition of population

took place during the period

a) 1941-51

b) 1951-61

c) 1961-71

d) 1956-66

Ans: C

102. The most important event to

occur for the first time in the

recent history of Europe is

a) The appointment of a nonItalian as the Pope

b) Pope’s mission for the cause of

world peace

c) Election of Pope by cardinals

d) None of these

Ans: A

103. Which of the following States in

India has no Legislative

Council?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Bihar

c) West Bengal

d) Maharashtra

Ans: C

104. The most controversial provision

in the 42nd Constitution

Amendment is

a) Supremacy of Parliament

b) Enumeration of ten

Fundamental Duties

c) Term of Lok Sabha and

Legislative Assemblies

d) Primacy to the Directive

Principles over the

Fundamental Rights

Ans: D

105. Buyers‟ market denotes the

place where

a) The demand exceeds the

supply

b) The supply exceeds the

demand

c) The demand and supply are

well balance

d) Commodities are available at

competitive rates

Ans: B

106. The case of dispute in the

presidential election is referred

to

a) Chief Election Commissioner

b) Supreme Court

c) Parliament

d) None of these

Ans: B

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107. Which of the following is a

dance- drama?

a) Kathakali

b) Bharatnatyam

c) Odissi

d) Manipuri

Ans: A

108. Panchayati Raj administration is

primarily aimed

a) To increase agricultural

production

b) To ensure rural development

c) To work for the upliftment of

Harijans

d) To arouse in the people of

each area intensive and

continuous interest in the

community development

programme

Ans: D

109. Panchayati Raj as introduced in

1959 operates at

a) Samiti and block levels

b) Block and district levels

c) Samiti and district levels

d) Village, block and district

levels

Ans: D

110. First Europeans, who started

trade with India, were

a) The Portuguese

b) The British

c) The French

d) The Dutch

111. The Home Rule movement was

launched by

a) Annie Besant

b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Lala Lajpat Rai

Ans: A

112. The cause for the immediate

precipitation of the Sepoy Mutiny

was

a) Use of cartridges greased with

cow fat

b) Doctrine of Lapse

c) The disparity between salaries

of Native Sepoys and the

British Soldiers

d) The Spread of Christianity

Ans: A

113. Gandhiji started Dandi March in

1930

a) Against imposition of salt tax

laws

b) Against the announcement of

communal award

c) Against atrocities committed

on Harijans

d) Against all of the above

Ans: A

114. Gandhiji‟s “Champaran

Movement” was for

a) The security of rights of

Harijans

b) Civil disobedience movement

c) Maintaining the unity of Hindu

society

d) Solving the problem of the

Indigo workers

Ans: D

115. Who commented “the Cripps

Mission was a post-dated cheque

on a crashing bank” ?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Subhash Chandra Bose

d) Sardar Patel

Ans: A

116. “Khilafat” movement subsided

because of the

a) Concessions given to Muslims

by the British

b) Amity achieved between

Congress and Muslim League

c) Accession of Kamal Pasha on

the throne of Turkey

d) None of the above

Ans: C

117. The aim of the Cripps Mission to

India was to

a) Appease the Indian public

opinion

b) Appease the American people

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c) Decentralise the power to

States

d) None of the above

Ans: B

118. The Lucknow Congress Session

of 1916 refers to

a) Concession of separate

electorates for the Muslims by

the Congress Party

b) Merger of Muslim League into

Congress

c) Selection of Muslim leader as

the Congress President

d) None of the above

Ans: A

119. Liberty, Equality and Fraternity,

this inspiration was derived from

a) American Revolution

b) French Revolution

c) Russian Revolution

d) None of the above

Ans: B

120. Rabindranath Tagore

surrendered his title to the

British because of

a) Civil Disobedience Movement

b) Non-Cooperation Movement

c) Jallianwalah Bagh massacre

d) Partition of Bengal

Ans: C

121. Among the following who was

the proponent of the „Bhakti

Cult‟ from West Bengal ?

a) Chaitanya Prabhu

b) Ramanujacharyulu

c) Ramanand

d) Kabir

Ans: A

122. The Interim Government at the

Centre after independence was

formed

a) After the visit of Cripps

Mission

b) Before the visit of Cripps

Mission

c) After Mountbatten submitted

his plan

d) After the visit of the Cabinet

Mission

Ans: D

123. Who was the Prime Minister of

U.K. at the time of India‟s

Independence?

a) Lord Attlee

b) Winston Churchill

c) Lord Mountbatten

d) Harold Wilson

Ans: A

124. “Sufi Sect” originated and

developed in

a) Christianity

b) Islam

c) Hinduism

d) Zoroastrianism

Ans: B

125. The worship of idols started in

India in

a) Pre-Aryan period

b) Gupta period

c) Mauryan period

d) Kushan period

Ans: B

126. Which of the following Muslim

rulers enforced price control

system?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Mohd. Tughlaq

c) lltutmish

d) Balban

Ans: A

127. The earnings of the kings in the

Medieval age were mostly

derived from

a) Offerings made at the temples

b) Land revenue

c) Trade

d) Industrial production

Ans: B

128. “Mansabdars” in Mughal period

were

a) Landlords and Zamindars

b) Officials of the state

c) Those who had to give revenue

d) Revenue collectors

Ans: A

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129. The purpose of Mohammad

Ghazni‟s attack on India was

a) To plunder the wealth of India

b) To spread Islam in India

c) To rule over the territories of

India

d) None of these

Ans: A

130. Who led the extremists before

the arrival of Gandhiji on the

political scene for freedom

struggle?

a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b) Dadabhai Naoroji

c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

d) Subhash Bose

Ans: A

131. The French supremacy in India

came to an end with the

a) Battle of Wandiwash

b) Battle of Plassey

c) Battle of Buxar

d) Battle of Panipat

Ans: A

132. Indian National Congress took

the stand during Second World

War that

a) It would support axis powers

b) It would support allied powers

c) It would cooperate with the

British if India is promised

dominion status after the war

d) It would cooperate with the

British if India is granted

complete Independence

Ans: D

133. The great philosopher Shankara

advocated

a) Dvaita

b) Advaita

c) Hinduism

d) Altruism

Ans: B

134. The planets nearest to Sun are

a) Mercury and Mars

b) Earth and Mercury

c) Mercury and Venus

d) Mercury and Uranus

Ans: C

135. The crop which grows in alluvial

soil and needs 150 cm rainfall is

a) Wheat

b) Rice

c) Groundnut

d) Sugarcane

Ans: B

136. “Golan Heights” belonging to

country “A” were captured by a

country “B”. Which of the

following are “A” and “B”

respectively?

a) Syria and Israel

b) Israel and Syria

c) Syria and Egypt

d) Egypt and Israel

Ans: A

137. The extinctive type of lions are

mostly found in

a) Gujarat

b) Maharashtra

c) Assam

d) Uttar Pradesh

Ans: A

138. India spent most of its foreign

exchange reserves in 1977-78 for

a) Import of chemicals and

fertilisers

b) Import of crude petroleum

c) Import of newsprint

d) Combating inflation

Ans: B

139. Which of the following projects

is administered by more than

one State?

a) Nagarjuna Sagar Project

b) Kosi Project

c) Hirakud Project

d) Tungbhadra Project

Ans: D

140. Line demarcating the boundary

between India and China is

a) Durand Line

b) McMohan Line

c) Strafford Line

d) Radcliffe Line

Ans: B

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141. The oldest mountains are

a) Himalayas

b) Aravalis

c) Satpura

d) Vindhyas

Ans: B

142. “Laterite Soil” is found in India

in

a) Western Ghats

b) Eastern Ghats

c) Deccan Plateau

d) Satpura region in Madhya

Pradesh

Ans: A

143. Which of the following crops

helps in nitrogen fixation?

a) Rice

b) Wheat

c) Maize

d) Beans

Ans: D

144. The winter rain in Madras is

caused by

a) South-West Monsoons

b) North-East Monsoons

c) Intense land and sea breezes

d) Cyclonic winds in the Bay of

Bengal

Ans: B

145. Richter scale is used to measure

a) Earthquakes

b) Ocean depth

c) Intensity of wind

d) Temperature of the body

Ans: A

146. The sea territory of India extends

up to

a) 4 nautical miles

b) 12 nautical miles

c) 200 nautical miles

d) None of these

Ans: B

147. India‟s population according to

1971 Census was approximately

a) 50 crores

b) 54 crores

c) 62 crores

d) 70 crores

Ans: B

148. Which of the following fertiliser

plants is not in the public sector?

a) Gorakhpur

b) Nangal

c) Kota

d) Bhatinda

Ans: C

149. India earns maximum foreign

exchange by the export of which

of the following commodities?

a) Iron

b) Tea

c) Jute

d) Sugar

Ans: B

150. Maximum number of workers

are employed in which of the

following industries in India?

a) Sugar

b) Textiles

c) Jute

d) Iron and Steel

Ans: B

151. You are asked to import ostrich,

platypus and koala bear. Which

country would you select to go

where you get all these three?

a) Japan

b) Australia

c) New Zealand

d) Canada

Ans: B

152. At which place will you find

maximum sunlight in

December?

a) Kanyakumari

b) Pune

c) Calcutta

d) Leh

Ans: A

153. The number of States having

common boundary with the State

of Madhya Pradesh

a) 5

b) 6

c) 7

d) 8

Ans: C

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154. The crop which is sown with the

commencement of Monsoon is

a) Rabi Crop

b) Kharif Crop

c) Cash Crop

d) None of these

Ans: B

155. Black Pagoda is in

a) Egypt

b) Konark

c) Madurai

d) None of these

Ans: B

156. Which among the following

States depends primarily on

thermal power?

a) Kerala

b) West Bengal

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Karnataka

Ans: B

157. Which among the following

States possesses oil resources

based on geographical location?

a) Kerala

b) Nagaland

c) Assam

d) Meghalaya

Ans: C

158. In which of the following States

the yield of forest wealth per

acre is highest?

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Kerala

d) Assam

Ans: D

159. The maximum percentage of the

tribal population in India

constitutes

a) Bhils

b) Santhals

c) Mundas

d) Nagas

Ans: B

160. The great Indian Bustard is

found in

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Rajasthan

c) Assam

d) Nagaland

Ans: B

161. The cutting of forests leads to

a) Soil erosion and incontrollable

floods

b) Desilting and denaturation

c) Increase of rainfall and

humidity

d) None of these

Ans: A

162. Underground Railways are being

built in India at

a) Bombay

b) Calcutta

c) Hyderabad

d) Madras

Ans: B

163. The construction of Marmugao

port has been fast in recent years

because of

a) Increased Imports

b) Exporting iron ore from

hinterland

c) Decreasing the congestion

caused due to heavy traffic at

the Bombay port

d) All factors listed above

Ans: C

164. Allocation for power sector

during the 6th Five-Year Plan

(1978-83) is

a) 23%

b) 28%

c) 33%

d) 38%

Ans: A

165. Gondwana hills are located in

a) Punjab

b) Jammu and Kashmir

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Nagaland

Ans: C

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166. „Jhum Cultivation‟ is connected

with

a) Tribal people

b) Delta cultivation

c) Dry farming

d) Hilly people

Ans: D

167. The Supersonic jets tend to cause

a) Destruction of ozone layer

b) Sound pollution

c) Nervous system breakdown

d) All of the above

Ans: A

168. It has been found recently that

the acidity of the soil increases

because of

a) Leaching away of bases

b) Increased use of ammonia

c) Increased use of urea

d) Increased use of rock

phosphate

Ans: A

169. China attacked Vietnam because

a) Of armed provocations and

encroachment against Chinese

territory

b) Of Vietnam’s alliance with

U.S.S.R.

c) Of Vietnam’s involvement in

Kampuchea

d) Of Paracel Islands dispute

Ans: C

170. “Socialistic Pattern” comes

through

a) Free Economy

b) Mixed Economy

c) Public Sector

d) None of these

Ans: B

171. Which of the following has not

declared itself as an Islamic

Republic?

a) Pakistan

b) Iran

c) Algeria

d) Saudi Arabia

Ans: D

172. Which head of state has based

his foreign policy largely on

Human Rights?

a) President Zia-ur-Rahman of

Bangladesh

b) President Jimmy Carter of

U.S.A.

c) President Anwar Sadat of

Egypt

d) President Julius Nyerere of

Tanzania

Ans: B

173. “Chipko movement” in Uttar

Pradesh relates to

a) Prevention of felling green

trees

b) Prevention of felling of old

trees by unauthorised persons

c) Prevention of felling of dead

trees by governmental

agencies

d) Planting frees on private plots

Ans: A

174. What is a Scheduled Bank?

a) A bank having Rs. 1000 crore

deposits

b) A bank included in the Second

Schedule of the RBI

c) A bank having Rs. 10 crore

deposits

d) A bank having Rs. 100 crore

deposits

Ans: B

175. Which of the following cows

gives maximum milk yield?

a) Jersey

b) Holstein

c) Red Sindhi

d) Sahiwal

Ans: A

176. China intends to purchase from

U.K.

a) Hunters

b) Harriers

c) Sabers

d) Jaguars

Ans: B

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177. The sculpture with the three

faces of Brahma, Vishnu and

Mahesh known as “Trimurti”

appears in

a) Ajanta caves

b) Ellora caves

c) Kalva caves

d) Elephanta caves

Ans: D

178. During Aurangzeb‟s reign,

which of the following were not

included in his government?

a) Rajputs

b) Pathans

c) Marathas

d) All of these

Ans: C

179. What was the important reason

for the fall of Vijayanagar

Empire?

a) Unity among the Muslim rulers

b) Internal instability and

weakness of Princes

c) Moplah’s rebellion

d) Economic bankruptcy

Ans: A

180. “Inquilab Zindabad” slogan was

given by

a) Chandra Shekhar Azad

b) Subhash Chandra Bose

c) Bhagat Singh

d) Iqbal

Ans: C

181. “Red Shirts” movement aimed at

a) To throw out Britishers from

India

b) To promote Communist

organisational activities

c) To promote trade union

activities

d) All of the above

Ans: A

182. Which of the following was not

the outcome of Jallianwalah

Bagh massacre?

a) Suspension of Gen. Dyer

b) Change in Gandhiji’s outlook

towards Britishers

c) Temporary peace in Punjab

d) Renunciation of British titles

and positions by many Indians

Ans: C

183. “Bijanti” government is

compared to the Chola‟s for

a) Rural democracy

b) Administrative system

c) Land revenue collection

system

d) Display of wealth

Ans: D

184. Who evolved the national

consciousness as a formal

concept?

a) B.G. Tilak

b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Jawaharlal Nehru

d) Surendranath Bannerjee

Ans: D

185. Why could British only succeed

in trade and commerce in India?

a) Because of government

backing

b) Quality of merchandise

c) Naval superiority

d) All of the above

Ans: C

186. Which is not the Indo-Aryart

language?

a) Gujarati

b) Tamil

c) Oriya

d) Marathi

Ans: D

187. Who participated the least in the

Indian National Movement?

a) Capitalists

b) Landlords and Merchants

c) Princes of States

d) Government officials

Ans: C

188. The name Pahlavi Dynasty in

Iran is derived from the

a) Language

b) King

c) Religion

d) River

Ans: A

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189. Which of the following throws

light?

a) Archaeological excavations

b) The script on copper sheets

c) Rock edicts

d) All of the above

Ans: A

190. The Prime Minister of Interim

Government of India after

Independence was

a) Gandhi

b) Nehru

c) Jinnah

d) Rajgopalachari

Ans: B

191. Swadeshi movement started

during

a) Anti-Bengal partition

movement

b) Non-Cooperation Movement

c) Civil Disobedience Movement

d) None of the above

Ans: A

192. Aim of Swaraj Parly was to

a) Enter the Legislative Councils

by contesting elections in

order to wreck the legislatures

from within

b) Boycott the foreign goods

c) Launch a non-cooperation

movement against the British

d) Adopt Swadeshi in piece

goods on a vast scale

Ans: A

193. Which of the following countries

did not suffer imperial

aggression?

a) Ethiopia

b) Somalia

c) Mauritania

d) Liberia

Ans: D

194. Swaraj Party was founded by

a) Motilal Nehru

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) B.G. Tilak

d) C. Rajagopalachari

Ans: A

195. Which party was in power in U.K.

when India became

independent?

a) Labour

b) Conservative

c) Liberal

d) None of these

Ans: A

196. What is the likely impact of

decrease of population on

economy?

a) Increase in per capita income

b) Decrease in per capita income

c) Increase in investment

d) Decrease in savings

Ans: A

197. Which State is the biggest

producer of cashewnuts?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Assam

c) Kerala

d) Punjab

Ans: C

198. Which of the following States has

no Panchayati Raj setup?

a) Nagaland

b) Assam

c) Kerala

d) West Bengal

Ans: A

199. Unemployment insurance will

result in

a) Maintenance of consumption

level

b) Decrease in consumption level

c) Decrease in savings

d) Increase in savings

Ans: A

200. From the graph it follows that

1. India generally produces more

rice than wheat

2. Production of wheat increases

marginally around 4 percent

3. India exports more sugar than

wheat

4. The cultivable area under

sugar is higher than under rice

a) Only 1 and 3 are correct

b) Only 1 and 2 are correct

c) Only 1 and 4 are correct

d) Only 2 and 4 are correct

Ans: B