The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission held the Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Main) Examination-2010 from 1 August to 19 August 2011. The following are the Questions of the General Studies Paper I of the UPPSC Main Exam.
General Studies Paper – I
1. India's advanced communication satellite GSAT-8 was launched on May 21, 2011 from
(a) Hassan
(b) Kourou
(c) Sriharikota
(d) Thiruvananthapuram
2. Which one of the following statements regarding the Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement signed with the World Bank in May 2011 is not correct?
(a) The agreement has been signed between the World Bank and the Government of India.
(b) The agreement shall be valid for 10 years.
(c) The agreement is for securing carbon credits for a project of Himachal Pradesh.
(d) As per the agreement, one tonne of carbon-di-oxide will be equivalent to one credit unit.
3. Which one of the .following schemes has been restructured as National Rural Livelihood Mission, launched in June 2011 by the
Government of India?
(a) Grameen Rozgar Yojana
(b) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana
(c) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
(d) Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment (TRYSEM)
4. In February 2011 Time Magazine released its "25 Political Icons of All Time" world list. Who of the following tops the list?
(a) Alexander The Great
(b) Emperor Akbar
(c) Mao Zedong
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
5. The 'Nano humming bird' is
(a) A new species of hitherto undiscovered humming bird.
(b) An extremely small electric car that can take 3600 turn.
(c) A pocket sized unmanned spy plane developed in the U.S.A.
(d) A new variety of honey bee.
6. As per the 'Educational Development Index' (February 2011) the four top most States of India are
(a) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Delhi
(b) Kerala, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab
(c) Kerala, Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra
(d) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka
7. In the Union Budget 2011-12 the largest outlay has-been allocated to
(a) Rural Development
(b) Energy
(c) Transport
(d) Social services (excluding rural housing)
8. How many seats the Trinamool Congress won in the West Bengal Assembly Elections?
(a) 180
(b) 182
(c) 184
(d) 186
9. The first Investment and Manufacturing Zone of the country is -going to be set up in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Haryana
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Rajasthan
10. The 37th Summit of G-8 was held in France on 26 - 27 May 2011 at
(a) Bordeaux
(b) Deauville
(c) Toulouse
(d) Versailles
11. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Astra missile?
(a) It is an air-to-air ballistic missile.
(b) It has been indigenously built by the DRDO.
(c) It was successfully test-fired on 20 May, 2011 from Chandipur.
(d) It has the capacity to destroy the enemy plane up to a distance of 90km.
12. The winners of the 58th National Film Awards were announced in May 2011. Match List - I (Best films) and List - II (Category) and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I
A. Champions
B. Do Dooni Char
C. Dabang
D. Adaminte Makan Abu
List – II
1. Best feature film
2. Best popular film
3. Best Hindi film
4. Best film on social issues
Code:
A B C D
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 4 2 1 3
13. At the 64th Cannes Film Festival held in May 2011 the prestigious "Palme d’ or" was given to
(a) Drive
(b) Melancholia
(c) The Artist
(d) The Tree of Life
14. M.F. Hussain, the famous painter who died recently, was buried in a cemetery in
(a) Hampshire
(b) Kent
(c) London
(d) Surrey
15. In May 2011 the Fourth United Nations Conference on the World's Least Developed Countries was held in
(a) Istanbul
(b) Harare
(c) Kathmandu
(d) Nairobi
16. Who of the following has been selected for Saraswati Samman 2010?
(a) Amarkant
(b) Hemant Ghosh
(c) Kailash Vajpayee
(d) S.L. Bhairappa
17. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh attended the Second India-Africa Forum Summit held in Addis Ababa on May 24, 2011.
Which of the following financial commitments to Africa were announced by him there?
1. 5 billion dollars under ‘lines of credit' in the next three years.
2. 700 million dollars to establish new institutions and training programmes.
3. 300 million dollars to support the development of a new Ethio- Djibuti railway line.
4. 4 million dollars for African Union Mission in Somalia. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3and 4
18. Headquarters of the World Meteorological Organisation is located at
(a) Geneva
(c) Sydney
(b) Rome
(d) Tokyo
19. The native place of groundnut is
(a) Australia
(b) Brazil
(c) China
(d) South Africa
20. Kisan Day is celebrated on
(a) 23rd March
(b) 23rd June
(c) 23rd September
(d) 23rd December
21. Central Institute of Sub-tropical Horticulture is located at
(a) Bangalore
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Lucknow
(d) Nagpur
22. National Research Centre of Agro- forestry is located at
(a) Hyderabad
(c) Nasik
(b) Jhansi
(d) Patna
23. Blue green algae is used to supply nitrogen to
(a) Bajra
(b) Maize
(c) Paddy
(d) Wheat
24. 'Dapog' method of rice nursery was developed in
(a) China
(c) Japan
(b) Indonesia
(d) Philippines
25. First dwarf rice variety developed in India was
(a) IR-8
(b) Jaya
(c) Padma
(d) Ratna
26. Pink Revolution is related to
(a) Cotton
(b) Garlic
(c) Grapes
(d) Onion
27. White tip of maize leaves indicates the deficiency of
(a) Fe
(b) Mn
(c) N
(d) Zn
28. National income indicators in India are estimated by
(a) C.S.O.
(b) N.S.S.O.
(c) Planning Commission.
(d) Reserve Bank of India
29. In India the decimal coinage system was introduced in the year
(a) 1951
(b) 1955
(c) 1957
(d) 1960
30. In India regional rural banks were established in the year
(a) 1969
(b) 1975
(c) 1980
(d) 1982
31. In India ‘Money and Credit' is controlled by the
(a) Central Bank of India
(b) Industrial Development Bank of India
(c) Reserve Bank of India
(d) State Bank of India
32. The Finance Commission is constituted for a period of
(a) 4 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 7 years
(d) 10 years
33. The buyers' market is known where
(a) supply is more than the demand
(b) demand is more than the supply
(c) demand is equal to the supply
(d) None of the above
34. Seed that is changed every year is known as
(a) Breeder seed
(b) Certified seed
(c) Foundation seed
(d) Hybrid seed
35. Which one of the following is the most valuable item in the agricultural. export of India?
(a) Oil cakes
(b) Raw cotton
(c) Rice
(d) Spices
36. The largest part of India's import (in value) comes from
(a) China
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) United Arab Emirates
(d) U.S.A.
37. The largest part of India’s export (in value) goes to
(a) China
(b) Singapore
(c) United Arab Emirates
(d) 'United States of America
38. Based on the provisional figures of the Census 2011 consider the following statements about Uttar Pradesh and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
I. It is the fourth largest State of India in area.
II. It contributes 16.5 percent of the country's population.
III. Its sex ratio is higher than the national average.
IV. Its literacy rate is lower than the national average.
Codes:
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) If and IV
(d) III and IV
39. The current sequence of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh from North to South is
(a) Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Siddharth Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar
(b) Siddharth Nagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar
(c) Ambedkar Nagar, Siddharth Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Sant Kabir Nagar
(d) Sant Ravidas Nagar, Siddharth Nagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar
40. Which one of the following Scheduled Tribes resides in Bijnor district?
(a) Baiga
(b) Kharwar
(c) Mahigir
(d) Tharu
41. Motilal Nehru Children Museum is located in
(a) Agra
(b) Allahabad
(c) Lucknow
(d) Varanasi
42. The main crop of Uttar Pradesh is
(a) Maize
(b) Paddy
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Wheat
43. Kanhaiya Lal Manik Lal Kendriya Hindi Sansthan is located in
(a) Agra
(b) Bareilly
(c) Gorakhpur
(d) Meerut
44. Dhuria is a folk dance of
(a) Avadh
(b) Bundelkhand
(c) Purvanchal
(d) Rohilkhand
45. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Alha - Bundelkhand
(b) Birha - Purvanchal
(c) Chaiti - Rohilkhand
(d) Kajri - Avadh
46. Assertion (A): Uttar Pradesh, the most populous State of India, is economically a backward State.
Reason (R): There is marked disparity in the development levels in different parts of the State.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
47. As per the provisional figures of 2011 Census which one of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh has the lowest female
literacy?
(a) Ballia
(b) Deoria
(c) Gorakhpur
(d) Rampur
48. The first Governor of Uttar Pradesh was
(a) B.G. Reddy
(b) K.M. Munshi
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) V.V. Giri
49. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I
(Newspaper)
A. Dainik Aaj
B. The Leader
C. The National Herald
D. The Pioneer
List - II
(Founder)
1. George Allen
2. Jawahar Lal Nehru
3. Madan Mohan Malviya
4. Shiv Prasad Gupta
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 4 2 3
50. Among the States the contribution of Uttar Pradesh to India’s total GDP in the financial year 2010-11 was
(a) largest
(b) second largest
(c) third largest
(d) fourth largest
51. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List - I
(Traditional Fair/Festival organised by U.P. Tourism)
A. Cattle Fair
B. Dhrupad Mela
C. Govind Saheb Mela
D. Magh Mela
List – II
(Place where organised)
1. Allahabad
2. Ambedkar Nagar
3. Bateshwar
4. Varanasi
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 1 3 2 4
52. Which one of the following is not a World Heritage Site?
(a) Agra Fort
(b) Fatehpur Sikri
(c) Taj Mahal
(d) Tomb or Akbar
53. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I (Industrial Centre)
A. Agra
B. Kanpur
C. Meerut
D. Moradabad
List – II (Main industry)
1. Leather goods
2. Sports goods
3. Metalware
4. Tourism
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 4 2 3
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 3 1 4 2
54. Which one of the following stretches of river Ganga has been declared as National Water Way?
(a) From Allahabad to Haldia
(b) From Haridwar to Kanpur
(c) From Kanpur to Allahabad
(d) From Narora to Patna
55. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List - I (Traditional Art/Craft)
A. Ceramics Pottery
B. Wood carving
C. Wooden Footwear
D. Zari
List - II (place with which associated)
1. Bareilly
2. Khurja
3. Pilibhit
4. Saharanpur
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 2 4 3 1
56. Which one of the following does not form part of the Buddhist circuit 111 Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Kapilvastu
(b) Kushinagar
(c) Sankisa
(d) Shravasti
57. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I (Place)
A. Kaushambi
B. Kushinagar
C. Sarnath
D. Shravasti
List – II (Monuments/ Ruins)
1.Dhamek Stupa
2. Ghositarama Monastery
3. Ranabhar Stupa
4. Saheth Maheth
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 4 2 1 3
58. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
City / Town - River
(a) Bithoor - Ganga
(b) Gorakhpur - Rapti
(c) Jaunpur - Sai
(d) Kaushambi - Yamuna
59. Narsingh Yadav of Uttar Pradesh won Gold Medal in recent Commonwealth Games for
(a) Boxing
(b) Shooting
(c) Weight lifting
(d) Wrestling
60. The Archaeological Survey of India was established during the period of
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord William Bentinck
(d) Warren Hastings
61. Evidence of an advanced water management system has been found at
(a) Alamgirpur
(b) Dhoulavira
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Lothal
62. The largest number of the Mantras in Rigveda belongs to
(a) Agni
(b) Varuna
(c) Vishnu
(d) Yama
63. The first inscriptional evidence of the Satipratha has been found from
(a) Eran
(b) Junagarh
(c) Mandsaur
(d) Sanchi
64. From which one of the following sites bone implements have been found?
(a) Chopani-Mando
(b) Kakoria
(c) Mahadaha
(d) Sarai Nahar Rai
65. The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian Sub-continent has been obtained from
(a) Brahmagiri
(b) Burzahom
(c) Koldihwa
(d) Mehrgarh
66. Dhoulavira is located in the State of
(a) Gujarat
(b) Haryana
(c) Punjab
(d) Rajasthan
67. The first Buddhist Council was held during the reign of
(a) Aniruddha
(b) Ajatsatru
(c) Bimbisara
(d) Udayabhadra
68. Who of the following was the first Gupta ruler to issue coins?
(a) Chandragupta I
(b) Ghatotkacha
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Srigupta
69. Which one of the following Sultans of Delhi was the first to levy the irrigation tax?
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Balban
(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
70. Who among the following Saints of the medieval India was born at Prayag?
(a) Kumbhan Das
(b) Ramanand
(c) Raidas
(d) Tulsidas
71. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Abdur Rehman - Hamir Raso
(b) Chand Bardai - Prithvi Raj Raso
(c) Jagnik - Alha - Khand
(d) Narpati Nalh - Bisal Deo Raso
72. Which one of the following Kings of the medieval India began the 'Public Distribution System' ?
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Balban
(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Mohammad-bin Tughlaq
73. Which one of the following Mughal emperors abolished the Persian custom of 'Sijda'?
(a) Akbar
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shahjahan
74. Who among the following was personally killed by Akbar?
(a) Adham Khan
(b) Bairam Khan
(c) Baz Bahadur
(d) Pir Muhammad Khan
75. At which of the following places in India did the Portuguese build their first fortress?
(a) Anjidiv
(b) Cannanore
(c) Cochin
(d) Goa
76. Anglo-Nepal War took place during the reign of
(a) Lord Cornwallis
(b) Lord Hastings
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Warren Hastings
77. The last King of the Sikh Kingdom was
(a) Daleep Singh
(b) Naunihal Singh
(c) Ranjeet Singh
(d) Sher Singh
78. In which of the following Acts the provision was made for the establishment of Supreme Court at Calcutta?
(a) Regulating Act, 1773
(b) Pitt's India Act, 1784
(c) Charter Act, 1813
(d) Charter Act, 1833
79. A vadh was amalgamated into the British dominion in the year
(a) 1853
(b) 1854
(c) 1855
(d) 1856
80. The ruler of England at the time of the formation of the East India Company was
(a) Charles I
(b) Elizabeth I
(c) James I
(d) James II
81. Who of the following was not the member of the Interim National Government formed in August 1946 A.D.?
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(d) Jagjiwan Ram
82. Permanent Settlement of Lord Cornwallis was introduced in the year
(a) 1787 A.D.
(b) 1789 A.D.
(c) 1790 A.D.
(d) 1793 A.D.
83. 'Sankhya' philosophy is propounded by
(a) Gautam
(b) Jamini
(c) Kapil
(d) Patanjali
84. The originator of the Jain religion is
(a) Arya Sudharma
(b) Mahavir Swami
(c) Parshwanath
(d) Rishabh Deo
85. Who among the following is known as the ‘Light of Asia'?
(a) Gautam Buddha
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Mahavir Swami
(d) Swami Vivekanand
86. Who of the following called Gandhiji ‘Mahatma' for the first time?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Madan Mohan Malviya
(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
87. Which one of the following is not true about the First Round Table Conference?
(a) It was held in 1930.
(b) It was to discuss the Report of the Simon Commission.
(c) I t was held in London.
(d) It was attended by the Congress delegation.
88. Who among the following ladies was the first to unfurl the Indian Tricolour?
(a) Aruna Asaf Ali
(b) Bhikaji Cama
(c) Durga Bhabhi
(d) Kamla Devi Chattopadhyay
89. The famous 'Lucknow Pact' was signed between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League in
(a) 1912
(b) 1914
(c) 1916
(d) 1918
90. The tenure of the Congress Ministries formed in the elections of 1937 after the Act of 1935 was
(a) 20 month
(b) 22 month
(c) 24 month
(d) 28 month
91. Assertion (A): The Congress boycotted the Commission.
Reason (R): The Commission did not have a single Indian member.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Codes:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
92. Annie Besant is mostly associated with
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Home Rule Movement
(c) Khilafat Movement
(d) Non-Co-operation Movement
93. Who among the following took the burning of the foreign clothes as the ‘insensate waste’ during the Non-Co-operation
Movement?
(a) C.R. Das
(b) Motilal Nehru
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
94. "Attainment of Swaraj within a year" was the motto of
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Home Rule Movement
(c) Khilafat Movement
(d) Non-Co-operation Movement
95. Louis Fischer, the biographer of Mahatma Gandhi, was associated with the movement of
(a) Civil Disobedience
(b) Individual Satyagraha
(c) Non-co-operation
(d) Quit India
96. Jawahar Lal Nehru wrote the 'Discovery of India' in
(a) Ahmadnagar Fort Jail
(b) Alipur Central Jail
(c) Mandalay Jail
(d) Yervada Jail
97. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March?
(a) It was an altogether a pedestrian march.
(b) It started from Sabarmati Ashram and ended at Dandi.
(c) The entire march from Sabarmati was covered in 24 days.
(d) The march was started on 15 March, 1930.
98. The pamphlet entitled 'Why I am an atheist?' was written by
(a) B.K. Dutt
(b) Bhagat Singh
(c) Rajguru
(d) Yashpal
99. Indian National Congress was founded in the year
(a) 1885
(b) 1886
(c) 1887
(d) 1888
100. The statement "The so-called first national war of independence was neither first, nor national, nor a war of independence" is associated with
(a) R.C. Majumdar
(b) S.N. Sen
(c) Tarachand
(d) V.D. Savarkar
101. The President of the Lucknow Session of the Indian National Congress was
(a) A.C. Majumdar
(b) Balgangadhar Tilak
(c) Lala Lujpat Rai
(d) Motilal Nehru
102. The book 'India's Struggle for Independence' was authored by
(a) Tarachand
(b) S.N. Sen
(c) R.C. Majumdar
(d) Bipan Chandra
103. According to the provisional figures of Census 2011 the percentage of India' s population to the world population is
(a) 16
(b) 16.5
(c) 17. 5
(d) 18
104. Based on the provisional figures of Census 2011 the correct descending order of the tour States having toe largest population is
(a) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal
(b) Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal
(c) Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Bihar
(d) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar
105. Arrange the following States of India in descending order of their population density, as per the provisional figures of 2011
Census and select the correct answer from the code given below:
1. Bihar
2. Kerala
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. West Bengal
Codes:
(a) 1,2,3,4
(b) 3,1,4,2
(c) 4,2,1,3
(d) 1,4,2,3
106. According to the provisional figures of Census 2011 the district having the highest sex-ratio in India is
(a) Almora (Uttarakhand)
(b) Akola (Maharashtra)
(c) Idukki (Kerala)
(d) Mahe (Puducherry)
107. According to the provisional figures of Census 2011 the sex-ratio of children in the age group of 0 - 6 years in India is
(a) 912
(b) 913
(c) 914
(d) 915
108. According to the provisional figures of Census 2011 the district having the highest literacy rate in India is
(a) Aizawl (Mizoram)
(b) Bidar (Karnataka)
(c) Malappuram (Kerala)
(d) Serchhip (Mizoram)
109. Based on the provisional figures of Census 2011 the correct ascending order of the four States of India having the lowest literacy rate is
(a) Bihar, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand
(b) Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan
(c) Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand
(d) Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh
110. According to the provisional figures of Census 2011 the gap between male literacy rate and female literacy rate in India is that of
(a) 16.38 percent
(b) 16.68 percent
(c) 17.38 percent
(d) 17.68 percent
111. As per the WHO the safe noise level for a city is
(a) 45 db
(b) 50 db
(c) 55 db
(d) 60 db
112. National Ganga River Basin Authority has been constituted in
(a) October 2008
(b) February 2009
(c) October 2009
(d) March 2010
113. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Tiger reserve - State
(a) Buxa - Bihar
(b) Dampha - Mizoram
(c) Nameri - Assam
(d) Namdapha - Arunachal Pradesh
114. Assertion (A): The areas of low density of population are often over- populated.
Reason (R): Their carrying capacity is low.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Codes:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
115. The headquarters ur the LNEP are located at
(a) Geneva
(b) Kathmandu
(c) Nairobi
(d) New Delhi
116. Assertion (A): Ozone is essential for biotic life.
Reason (R): The ozone layer protects the earth's surface from high energy radiation. Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Codes:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
117. Which one of the following atomic plants of India is located into the IV Seismic Zone?
(a) Kaiga
(b) Kalpakkam
(c) Narora
(d) Tarapur
118. Which one of the following States is called "the Ethiopia of India" because of excessive malnutrition?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Orissa
119. The 16th Biosphere Reserve of India 'Cold Desert' lies in
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Uttarakhand
120. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I (Critically polluted area)
A. Chembur
B. Govindgarh
C. Sukinda
D. Udyog Mandal
List – II (State)
1. Punjab
2. Kerala
3. Maharashtra
4. Orissa
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 4 3 1 2
121. Which one of the following cities of Uttar Pradesh does not have a municipal corporation?
(a) Aligarh
(b) Faizabad
(c) Moradabad
(d) Saharanpur
122. Assertion (A): The Asian cities are over-urbanised.
Reason (R): Their growth has outspaced their economic development.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Codes:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
123. Assertion (A): Roots of urban poverty in India lie in rural areas.
Reason (R): Rural areas have low level of literacy.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Codes:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
124. The most urbanised continent is
(a) Africa
(b) Australia
(c) North America
(d) Europe
125. The headquarters of the European Union are located at
(a) Brussels
(b) Helsinki
(c) Paris
(d) Rome
126. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Budapest - Hungary
(b) Kinshasa - Zaire
(c) Nairobi - Kenya
(d) Christ Church - New Zealand
127. Which of the following' climates are associated with the shifting of the pressure belts?
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1. Equatorial climate
2. Mediterranean climate
3. Monsoon climate
4. Western European climate
Codes:
(a) l and 2
(b) l and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 4
128. Match List – I with List –II and select the correct answer from the codes.
given below:
List – I (Minerals)
A. Copper
B. Diamond
C. Gold
D. Silver
List – II (Important centres)
1. Butte
2. Katanga
3. Kimberley
4. Witwatersrand
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 3 1 4 2
129. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Berber - Morocco
(b) Inuits - Canada
(c) Semangs - Indonesia
(d) Veddas - Sri Lanka
130. Which one of the following African countries does not border with the Mediterranean Sea?
(a) Algeria
(b) Chad
(c) Morocco
(d) Tunisia
131. Which one of the following rivers of Asia flows towards the South?
(a) Amur
(b) Lena
(c) Ob
(d) Salween
132. Strait of Dover connects
(a) Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia
(b) Bay of Biscay and the English Channel
(c) English Channel and the North Sea
(d) Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea
133. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List - I (Mountain)
A. Allegheny
B. Cantabrian
C. Elburz
D. Mackenzie
List – II (Country)
1. Canada
2. Iran
3. Spain
4. U.S.A.
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 4 2 3
134. Two largest producers of sugarbeet in the world are
(a) Belgium and China
(b) France and Russia
(c) Germany and the U.S.A.
(d) Turkey and Ukraine
135. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Muri - Jharkhand
(b) Alwaye - Kerala
(c) Dharrnapuri - Orissa
(d) Koyali - Gujarat
136. Neemrana, a model of sustainable economic development, is located in
(a) Haryana
(b) Punjab
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh
137. Assertion (A): The dry zone of India has a predominantly agrarian economy.
Reason (R): It has large potential for second Green Revolution.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
138. The most primitive tribe of India is
(a) Gonds
(b) Jarwas
(c) Juangs
(d) Lepchas
139. The Indian Standard Time meridian does not pass through
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh
140. Uran is a gas based power project in
(a) Gujarat
(b) Karnataka
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Tamil Nadu
141. Which one of the following places has the lowest annual rainfall?
(a) Bellary
(b) Jaisalmer
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Leh
142. Arrange the following States of India in descending order of their coal reserves and select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
1. Chhattisgarh
2. Jharkhand
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Orissa
Codes:
(a) 2, 4, 1, 3
(b) 2, 1, 4, 3
(c) 1, 4, 3, 2
(d) 3, 2, 1, 4
143. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List - I (Aluminium plant)
A. Alupuram
B. Angul
C. Belgaum
D. Korba
List - II (State)
1. Chhattisgarh
2. Kerala
3. Orissa
4. Karnataka
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 1 3 4 2
(d) 2 1 3 4
144. Arrange the following States of India in descending order of their maize production and select the correct answer from the
codes given below:
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Karnataka
4. Rajasthan
Codes:
(a) 3, 2, 4, 1
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 4, 3, 1, 2
(d) 1, 3, 4, 2
145. Konkan Railway does not connect:
(a) Belgaum
(b) Madgaon
(c) Ratnagiri
(d) Udupi
146. Who amongst the following has been selected for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2010?
(a) K. Balachander
(b) Manna De
(c) Tapan Sinha
(d) V.K. Murthy
147. Which of the following two members of the ASEAN are having border dispute over an area surrounding an ancient Hindu
Khmer temple as discussed in the 18th Summit held in May 2011?
(a) Cambodia - Laos
(b) Cambodia - Vietnam
(c) Thailand - Cambodia
(d) Thailand - Laos
148. Who amongst the following has been named for the prestigious Man Booker International Award for the year 2011?
(a) Alice Munro
(b) Chinua Achebe
(c) Ismail Kadare
(d) Philip Roth
149. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I (Winners of Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament)
A. Argentina
B. Australia
C. India
D. Netherlands
List – II (Year)
1. 2006
2. 2008
3. 2009
4. 2011
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 3 2
150. The ambitious scheme launched in June 2011 by the Government of India to provide free health care facilities to pregnant women and infants has been named as
(a) Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojna
(b) Janani Suraksha Yojna
(c) Janani-Shishu Suraksha Karyakrarn
(d) Integrated Child Development Scheme
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