Combined Competitive (Preliminary)

1. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. . Net (Dot Net) Framework has been developed by Microsoft
2. Java is an open source technology developed by Sun Microsystems
Codes :
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(D) None is correct

2. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. Proxy server provides TCP/IP address
2. Proxy server processes clients requests by forwarding the requests to other servers.
Codes :
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(D) None is correct

3. An exclusively private network used by employees of a company in a single location will be classified as—
(A) Internet
(B) Local Area Network
(C) Wide Area Network

(D) ARPANET

4. In a database, field is—
(A) label
(B) table of information
(C) group of related records
(D) category of information

5. A million bytes is approximately—
(A) Gigabyte
(B) Kilobyte
(C) Megabyte  

(D) Terabyte

Public Service Commission

1. Coal Bed Methane has been found in—
(A) Shahdol  
(B) Sagar
(C) Jabalpur
(D) Ujjain

2. In an open ground, Rakesh walks 20 metres towards north, takes a left turn and walks 40 metres;
again takes a left turn and walks 50 metres. How far is he from the starting point ?
(A) 110 metres
(B) 70 metres
(C) 50 metres  
(D) 40 metres

3. Fill up the blank—
5   7   74
11  8  185
…… 6  205
(A) 13
(B) 15
(C) 10
(D) 12

4. Fill in the blank—
McCain : Obama : : Palin :………
(A) Gore
(B) Rice
(C) Biden
(D) Clinton

5. Fill up the blank—
5 9 21 37 81 ……
(A) 163
(B) 153
(C) 183
(D) 203

Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination

1. Which of the following rivers does not fall into river Yamuna ?
(A) Ken
(B) Betwa
(C) Son  
(D) Chambal

2. Which of the following dams is not on Narmada river ?
(A) Bargi
(B) Omkareshwar
(C) Indira Sagar
(D) Ban Sagar

3. ‘Badhai’ is—
(A) Folk dance of Bundelkhand
(B) Folk dance of Malwa

(C) Festival celebrated in Bhopal on 2nd day after Diwali
(D) Folk music of Bundelkhand

4. Which among the following districts of Madhya Pradesh has a problem of soil erosion ?
(A) Jabalpur
(B) Bhopal
(C) Morena
(D) Khandwa

5. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
(a) Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM)
(b) Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (IIITM)
(c) Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
(d) Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER)
1. Indore
2. Bhopal
3. Jabalpur
4. Gwalior
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 4 3 2 1

public service commission QP with answers

1. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below—

1. In Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won gold medal in 10 metres rifle shooting.
2. In Beijing Olympics, Sushil Kumar won bronze medal in fly weight boxing.

Codes :
(A) 1 is correct
(B) 2 is correct
(C) Both are correct
(D) None of these

2. When did India last win a hockey gold medal at the Olympics ?
(A) 1964 Tokyo
(B) 1972 Munich
(C) 1976 Montreal
(D) 1980 Moscow

3. This great hockey player was the prolific goal scorer (24 goals approximately) in 1932 and 1936 Olympics. There was demand in the media to celebrate his birth centenary on 8th September 2008. He spent his later life in Gwalior. Identify him‚
(A) Dhyan Chand
(B) Captain Roop Singh
(C) Gurmeet Singh

(D) A.I.S. Dara

4. Virendra Sehwag scored his second triple century in the test cricket. He became only the third player
in the history to do so. The other two are—
(A) Brian Lara and Gary Sobers
(B) Donald Bradman and Wally Hammond
(C) Gary Sobers and Wally Hammond
(D) Donald Bradman and Brian Lara

5. Consider the following statements with reference to Beijing Olympics and select the correct answer from the codes given below—

1. Michael Phelps won eight gold medals.
2. Usain Bolt became the fastest man by winning 100 m and 200 m races.
3. Roger Federer won gold medal in Men’s Singles Tennis.

Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 are correct
(B) 1 and 3 are correct
(C) 2 and 3 are correct

(D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

All india service commissions exams QP with answers

1. The 44th Amendment in the Constitution of India removed the following right from the category of Fundamental Right—
(A) Freedom of speech
(B) Constitutional remedies
(C) Property
(D) Freedom of religion

2. Which among the following sectors contributes most to the GDP of India ?
(A) Primary sector
(B) Secondary sector
(C) Tertiary sector
(D) All three contribute equally

3. Which is the final authority in India to approve Five Year Plans ?
(A) Union Council of Ministers
(B) Planning Commission
(C) Prime Minister
(D) None of these

4. Who is called the pioneer of liberalization of Indian Economy ?
(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(B) P.V. Narsimha Rao
(C) Dr. Bimal Jalan

(D) P. Chidambaram


5. Green Index has been developed by—
(A) World Bank’s environmentally and socially sustainable development division
(B) United Nations environment programme
(C) United Nations development programme
(D) Kyoto Protocol

public service commission QP with answers

1. Which state is the largest producer of tobacco in India ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Madhya Pradesh

2. One horned rhinoceros is found in the following states—
(A) Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura
(B) West Bengal and Assam
(C) Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
(D) West Bengal and Tripura

3. Which of the following is different from the remaining three ?
(A) Haematite
(B) Magnetite
(C) Limonite
(D) Bauxite

4. States with the highest and lowest density of population in India are respectively—
(A) Uttar Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh
(B) West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim

(D) West Bengal and Sikkim

5. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
(a) Hirakud Project
(b) Haldia Refinery
(c) Tarapur Nuclear Station
(d) Kudremukh Hills
1. West Bengal
2. Orissa
3. Karnataka
4. Maharashtra
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 2 3 4

All l india service commissions QP

1. If the position of president and Vice-President are vacant, who officiates as the president of India?
The Prime Minister
The Chief Justice of India
The Speaker of Lok-Sabha
None of these

2. A panchayat samiti at the block level is
An advisory body
An administrative authority
A consultant committee
A supervisory authority

3. Who Identified the name Sandrokottas as Chandragupta Maurya?
Willam Jones
V. Smith
R.K. Mookerji
D.R. Bhandarkar

4. The last Mauryan emperor was?
Jalok
Avanti Verma
Nandi Vardhana
Briha Dratha

5. The most important of the pre-congress Nationalist organization was the
Bengal British India Society
East India Association
Young Bengal Association
Indian Association of Calcutta

Public Service Commission QP

1. Ranchi city is located in
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
Orissa
Jharkhand

2. The 47.78 percent irrigation potential of India is created through
Major Project
Minor project Major Project
Minor Projects
Medium Projects

3. The Railway zone head quarters Hajipur is located in
Chhattisgarh
Uttar Pradesh
Jharkhand
Bihar

4. Indian Development Forum (IDF) was earlier known as:
Aid India Consortium
Aid India Bank
World Bank
None of the above

5. It will be true to classify India as
A food-deficit economy
A labour-surplus economy
A trade surpluses economy
A capital surplus economy

Public Service Commission QP

1. Swine flu is caused by

(A) bacteria
(B) virus
(C) protozoa
(D) fungi

2. How many members are there in the Rajya Sabha from Assam?

(A) 7
(B) 5
(C) 8
(D) 6

3. The States which have common boundaries with Bangladesh are

(A) Bihar, West Bengal, Tripura, Assam
(B) Manipur, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal
(C) West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram
(D) Manlpur, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura

4. The slogan of the Commonwealth Games-2010 held in New Delhi was

(A) Get out and play
(B) Come here and play
(C) Come out and play
(D) Jiyo Utho Badho

5. Which one of the following States is not touched by Tropic of Cancer?

(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Mizoram
(C) Bihar
(D) Chhattisgarh

All India Service Commissions exams - GK

1. The capital of British India was shifted to Delhi in the year

(A) 1908
(B) 1911
(C) 1937
(D) 1947

2. Indian National Army was headed by

(A) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
(B) General Cariappa
(C) A. G. Khan
(D) M. N. Roy

3. The Swadeshi Movement started during

(A) Anti Bengal Partition Movement
(B) Non-Cooperation Movement
(C) Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) None of the above

4. How are latitude and Longitude lines drawn on a globe of the earth?

(A) Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the equator
(B) Longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the equator                   
(C) Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the poles
(D) longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the poles

5. Which radioactive isotope is most useful for nuclear power generation?

(A) Uranium-238
(B) Uranium-235                           
(C) Carbon-14
(D) Rubidium-87

Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination

1. Which of the following types of budgeting is followed in India?

(A) Plural budgeting
(B) Cash budgeting
(C) performance budgeting
(D) Surplus budgeting

2. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is related to the independence of the Union Public Service Commission?

(A) Article 323
(B) Article 324
(C) Article 325
(D) Article 326

3. Which of the following Schedules to the Constitution of India relates to languages?

(A) 7th Schedule
(B) 8th Schedule
(C) 9th Schedule
(D) 10th Schedule

4. Which of the following is not a part of the financial management?

(A) Preparation of the budget
(B) Approval of the budget by the Cabinet
(C) Execution and rendering of accounts
(D) Audit and accounts of public expenditure

5. Who initiated the Home Rule Movement in India?

(A) Chittaranjan Das
(B) Lajpat Rai
(C) Annie Besant
(D) Maulana Azad

Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination

1. Pacemaker is implanted in heart when one of the following is defective

(A) SA node
(B) AV node
(C) Purkinje fibre
(D) Bundle of His

2. When a person is undergoing prolonged fasting, his/her urine will contain abnormal quantity of

(A) fat
(B) ketone
(C) amino acid
(D) glucose

3. Science of improving human race is

(A) eugenics
(B) epigenesis
(C) epistasis
(D) euthenics

4. A photon will have less energy, if its

(A) amplitude is higher
(B) frequency is higher
(C) wavelength is longer
(D) wavelength is shorter

5. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is mainly a mixture of

(A) propane and butane
(B) butane and isobutane
(C) propane and isobutane
(D) propane and tetralin

Public Service Commission QP

1. What is the precise time taken by the earth for one rotation?

(A) 24 hr
(B) 24 hr 30 min
(C) 23 hr 56 min 4.09 sec
(D) 24 hr 5 min 5.02 sec

2. The largest continent in the world is

(A) Europe
(B) North America
(C) Asia
(D) Africa

3. Which of the following is related to international trade?

(A) EXIM
(B) IIP
(C) FPO
(D) TQM

4. World's largest producer of gold is

(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) USA
(C) South Africa
(D) Canada

5. Which is the world's longest railway line?

(A) Trans-Siberian line
(B) Texas Railway line
(C) Trans-Austin line
(D) Trans-American line