Indian Politics

1.The phrase 'bicameral legislature' means

a single assembly an elected legislature a legislature consisting of a lower and an upper chamber parliamentary system of government

2.The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the centre and states falls under its

advisory jurisdiction appellate jurisdiction original jurisdiction constitutional jurisdiction

3.The oath of office is administered to the Governor by the

chief justice of India president chief justice of high court speaker of legislative assembly

4.The nature of the anti-Imperialist struggle was

always peaceful and constitutional initially constitutional and by large non-violent based on continuous armed resistance largely supported by foreign powers

5.The preamble to our constitution provided that India is

a sovereign, socialist and democratic republic a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic a sovereign republic with a socialist pattern of society a socialist, secular and democratic republic

Indian Geography

1. The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets

Shimla as a tourist spot Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh boundary between India and Tibet None of the above

2.Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?

Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains Splitting of India from Antarctic Breaking up of Pangaea

3.The mountain building in Himalayas began

about 45 million years ago when the continental plates of India and Eurasia converged on each other both (a) and (b) None of the above

4.The outer Himalayas lie between

the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain the foot hills and the Indo Gangetic plain the greater Himalayas and the lesser Himalayas Indo-Gangetic plains and the peninsula

5.The oldest oil refinery in India is at

Digboi, Assam Haldia, near Kolkata Koyali, near Baroda Noonmati, Assam

General Science - Nuclear Science

1.The isotope of uranium capable of sustaining chain reaction is

U-235 U-245 U-239 U-238

2.The age of most ancient geological formations is estimated by

Ra - Si method Potassium - argon method C14 method Uranium - lead method

3.The dark lines in the solar spectrum are due to

absorption of corresponding wavelengths by the outer layers of the sun 

destructive interference between waves of certain definite wavelengths 

absorption of corresponding wavelengths by the prism used in the photograph 

absence of corresponding wavelengths from the light emitted by the core of the sun

4.In an atomic nucleus, neutrons and protons are held together by

gravitational forces exchange forces coulombic forces magnetic forces

5. Nuclear fission is caused by the impact of

neutron proton deuteron electron

Honours and Awards

1.Which of the following awards was conferred upon Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali for her role in the welfare of adult and women?

Tagore Literacy Award UNSECO Literacy Award Moorti Devi Award Kalinga Prize

2.Tansen Samman has been instituted by the Government of?

Gujarat Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh

3.The only Indian to win the Nobel prize in physics is

Dr. J.C. Bose Dr. C. V. Raman Dr. Vickram Sarabhai Dr. H. J. Bhabha

4.The first black American to win the Nobel Prize for literature is

Aurthe Ashe Martin Luther King Toni Morrison Nelson Mandela

5.Kalinga Award was instituted by

UNESCO for exceptional contribution of efforts to popularise science 

Indian Military. 

Jnanpith, a cultural literacy society for encouraging creative writing in modern languages 

Indian Adult Education Association for outstanding contribution of adult literacy in India

Basic General Knowledge

1. INS Venduruthy is located at

Kochi Lonavla Jamnagar Mumbai

2.In a normal human body, the total number of red blood cells is

15 trillion 20 trillion 25 trillion 30 trillion

3.How many teeth does a normal adult dog have?

32 34 38 42

4.If speed of rotation of the earth increases, weight of the body

increases remains unchanged decreases may decrease or increase

5.In a normal human being, how much time does food take to reach the end of the intestine for complete absorption?

About 8 hours About 12 hours About 16 hours About 18 hours