2500 Model Questions and Answers
(Chapter: 06)
1. All colleges will reopen ……. tomorrow.
(a) on (b) at
(c) since (d) from
Answer:(d)
2. …….. year has passed since the tsunami lashed certain coastal areas.
(a) The (b) An
(c) A (d) None of these
Answer:(c)
3. State of well being/pleasant excitement:
(a) Content (b) Euphoria
(c) Satisfaction (d) Morose
Answer:(b)
4. If you listened more carefully, you ……. so many mistakes.
(a) wouldn’t have made (b) won’t make
(c) wouldn’t make (d) couldn’t make
Answer:(c)
5. He is an engineer working ….. Palghat.
(a) at (b) in
(c) around (d) on
Answer:(a)
6. The person who has long experience:
(a) Pioneer (b) Scholar
(c) Veteran (d) Boss
Answer:(c)
7. The passive voice of ‘Did you do it?’:
(a) You were done by it (b) He has done by it
(c) Was it done by you (d) Were it done by
Answer: (c)
8. It was ……. cats and dogs.
(a) rained (b) raining
(c) will rain (d) had rain
Answer:(b)
9. The word ‘Alacrity’ means:
(a) Eagerness (b) Loud
(c) Critical (d) Pale
Answer:(a)
10. The boy cried aloud ……. he saw a snake:
(a) yet (b) and
(c) but (d) when
Answer:(d)
11. He ……. the task entrusted to him.
(a) carried away (b) carried up
(c) carried out (d) carried by
Answer:(c)
12. More men adore the sun rising than the sun……..
(a) Shining (b) Blazing
(c) Darkening (d) Setting
Answer:(d)
13. Antonym of ‘Reject’:
(a) Agree (b) Accept
(c) Embrace (d) Adopt
Answer:(b)
14. My advice did not …… him at all.
(a) effect (b) affect
(c) afflict (d) inflict
Answer:(b)
15. I asked the boy ………
(a) how old he was (b) how old are you
(c) how old he is (d) how old you are
Answer:(a)
16. He thanked me for what I ……...
(a) have done (b) had done
(c) have been doing (d) had been doing
Answer:(b)
17. Butter is made ……. milk.
(a) of (b) from
(c) with (d) by
Answer:(b)
18. I have known him ……. a long time.
(a) since (b) for
(c) by (d) to
Answer:(b)
19. …… Andamans are a group of islands in …… Bay of Bengal:
(a) The, the (b) The, a
(c) An, the (d) The, an
Answer:(a)
20. The reported speech of: ‘He asked, ‘What is the time?’ is:
(a) He asked what the time was
(b) He asked what is the time
(c) He asked what the time is
(d) He asked what was the time
Answer:(a)
21. Rajyasamacharam is the first newspaper in Malayalam. Its publication was started in:
(a) 1790 (b) 1857
(c) 1847 (d) None of these
Answer:(c)
22. The person who became Deputy Chief Minister in Kerala two times:
(a) R.Shankar (b) C.H.Muhammad Koya
(c) Aukkadar Kutti Napa (d) None of these
Answer:(b)
23. The number of district panchayats in Kerala:
(a) 999 (b) 140
(c) 14 (d) 152
Answer:(c)
24. Which was founded in 1885?
(a) CPM (b) BJP
(c) Indian National Congress (d) CPI
Answer:(c)
25. The seat of the Kerala High Court:
(a) Kollam (b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Kozhikode (d) Ernakulam
Answer:(d)
26. Malampuzha Dam is in the river system:
(a) Bharatappuzha (b) Periyar
(c) Pamba (d) Chaliyar
Answer:(a)
27. The Dewan of Travancore who introduced public transport service in Travancore:
(a) P.Rajagopalachari (b) Habibullah
(c) P.G.N.Unnithan (d) C.P.Ramaswamy Iyer
Answer:(d)
28. The most famous king of the kingdom of Kochi:
(a) Marthanda Varma (b) Pazhassi Raja
(c) Sakthan Thampuran (d) Manavedan
Answer:(c)
29. The birth place of Thacholi Othenan:
(a) Vadakara (b) Thalassey
(c) Kannur (d) Thirunavaya
Answer:(a)
30. ‘Syanandooram’ is the Sanskrit name for:
( a) Kenner (b) Kozhikode
(c) Kochi (d) Thiruvananthapuram
Answer:(d)
31. The Dutchman who shared the first Nobel Prize for Economics with Ragnar Frisch of Norway:
(a) Jan Timber gen (b) Gunnar Myrdal
(c) Nicholas Tinbergen (d) Adamsmith
Answer:(a)
32. The number of principal organs of the United Nations after the Trusteeship Council suspended operations in 1994:
(a) 6 (b) 5
(c) 4 (d) 7
Answer:(b)
33. Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is observed as:
(a) National Youth Day (b) Patriotism Day
(c) National Science Day (d) None of these
Answer:(a)
34. “Let them eat cakes”- Who is related to this statement?
(a) Louis XIV (b) Louis XV
(c) Louis XVI (d) Mary Antoinette
Answer:(d)
35. Who founded the Maurya dynasty?
(a) Asoka (b) Bindudara
(c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) Brihadratha
Answer:(c)
36.The first Indian to go to space:
(a) Kalpana Chawla (b) Ravish Malhotra
(c) Rakesh Sharma (d) Sunitha Williams
Answer:(c)
37.The Portuguese Navigator who led the expedition which completed the first circumnavigation:
(a) Columbus (b) Magellan
(c) Cook (d) Cabral
Answer:(b)
38.King of minerals:
(a) Gold (b) Sulphuric acid
(c) Iron (d) Aluminium
Answer:(a)
39. Benito Mussolini was known as:
(a) Il Duce (b) Iron Duke
(c) Desert Fox (d) Little Corporal
Answer:(a)
40. Which cave is famous for ‘Trimurti’ statues?
(a) Amanda (b) Elephanta
(c) Eldora (d) Amarnath
Answer:(b)
41. Madison Square Garden in the USA is related to:
(a) Baseball (b) Cricket
(c) Boxing (d) Polo
Answer:(c)
42. The Panama Canal was opened in:
(a) 1869 (b) 1914
(c) 1918 (d) 1920
Answer:(b)
43. The branch of biology related to the study of structure and organisation of living things:
(a) Alchemy (b) Agronomy
(c) Anatomy (d) Bionomy
Answer:(c)
44..The author of ‘Around the World in 80 Days’?
(a) Arthur C Clarke (b) Joules Verne
(c) Darwin (d) Richard Rhodes
Answer:(b)
45.Intensity of sound is measured in:
(a) Currie (b) Volt
(c) Watt (d) Decibel
Answer:(d)
46. Which element has the lowest melting point?
(a) Mercury (b) Hydrogen
(c) Carbon (d) Helium
Answer:(d)
47. Which is known as ‘Chemical Sun’?
(a) Magnesium (b) Francium
(c) Gallium (d) Iridium
Answer:(a)
48 Which of the following plants helps nitrogen fixation?
(a) Beans (b) Wheat
(c) Rice (d) Tomato
Answer:(a)
49. The term associated with the cultivation of grapes:
(a) Aviculture (b) Viticulture
(c) Floriculture (d) Epiculture
Answer:(b)
50. The cloned wolf:
(a) Victoria (b) Carbon Copy
(c) Snu Woolf and Snu Wooli (d) Dolly
Answer:(c)
51. Jamnapari is a type of:
(a) Dog (b) Camel
(c) Cow (d) Goat
Answer:(d)
52. Thighbone is also known as:
(a) Radius (b) Humerus
(c) Femur (d) Sternum
Answer:(c)
53. The nearest planet to Sun:
(a) Venus (b) Earth
(c) Mercury (d) Mars
Answer:(c)
54. What is the rank of Saturn in terms of size among the planets:
(a) First (b) Second
(c) Third (d) Fourth
Answer:(b)
55. The areas between polar circles and poles:
(a) Torrid zone (b) Temperate zone
(c) Frigid zone (d) None of these
Answer:(c)
56. Which is situated between Africa and Europe?
(a) Red Sea (b) Caspian Sea
(c) Dead sea (d) Mediterranean sea
Answer:(d)
57. Australia is the ......... continent:
(a) Flattest (b) windiest
(c) highest (d) lowest
Answer:(a)
58. The parliament of which country has the largest number of members?
(a) Britain (b) India
(c) USA (d) China
Answer:(d)
59. Shqipery is the local name of:
(a) Algeria (b) Armenia
(c) Angola (d) Albania
Answer:(d)
60. The second longest river in India:
(a) Goddard (b) Narmada
(c) Krishna (d) Kaveri
Answer:(a)
61. Mahabalipuram Monuments in Tamil Nadu were built by:
(a) Cholas (b) Cheras
(c) Pallavas (d) Pandyas
Answer:(c)
62. The Dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti is in:
(a) Ajmer (b) Agra
(c) Fatepur Sikri (d) Jaipur
Answer:(a)
63. Which one of the following is a riverine port?
(a) Kolkata (b) Paradweep
(c) Mumbai (d) Visakhapatnam
Answer:(a)
64. The largest lake in India:
(a) Chilkat (b) Sambhar
(c) Kolleu (d) Lonar
Answer:(a)
65. The headquarters of CBI:
(a) Mumbai (b) New Delhi
(c) Kolkata (d) Chennai
Answer:(b)
66. Who is regarded as the father of Indian Classical Music?
(a) Sarangadeva (b) Viswamitra
(c) Narada (d) Kanada
Answer:(a)
67. The Jorhat National Park is in the State of:
(a) Bihar (b) Assam
(c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) None of these
Answer:(b)
68. The chief female deity of Indus people:
(a) Durga (b) Savitri
(c) Mother Goddess (d) Shakti
Answer:(c)
69 .The second largest book in ancient Indian literature:
(a) Ramadan (b) Padma Purana
(c) Skanda Purana (d) Mahabharat
Answer:(c)
70. The reign of Sher Shah was between:
(a) 1540-1555 (b) 1540-45
(c) 1540-50 (d) 1540-1556
Answer:(b)
71. The Persian traveller who visited India in 1443:
(a) Ma Huan (b) Abdur Razaq
(c) Sulaiman (d) Ibn Batuta
Answer:(b)
72. The Governor-General who annexed Satara to British India, the first princely state to be annexed to British India under Doctrine of Lapse:
(a) Canning (b) Cornwallis
(c) William Bentley (d) Dalhousie
Answer:(d)
73. Bhagat Singh was a leader from:
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra
(c) Punjab (d) Bihar
Answer:(c)
74. What was called ‘post-dated cheque’ by Gandhiji?
(a) Cabinet Mission (b) Crip’s Mission
(c) Govt of India Act, 1935 (d) Quit India movement
Answer:(b)
75. Who is called the ‘mother of the Indian Revolution’?
(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Annie Besant
(c) Madam Bhikaji Cama (d) Aruna Asaf Ali
Answer:(c)
76. In which year the Congress ministries in the provinces resigned to protest against the war policy of the British Government?
(a) 1937 (b) 1938
(c) 1939 (d) 1940
Answer:(c)
77. Which of the following part of the Constitution was prepared by Jawaharlal Nehru?
(a) Preamble (b) Fundamental Rights
(c) Fundamental Duties (d) Directive Principles
Answer:(a)
78. Which one of the following communities are specially mentioned in the Constitution?
(a) Scheduled Caste (b) Scheduled Tribe
(c) Anglo-Indian (d) All of these
Answer:(d)
79. The most populated state at the time of independence:
(a) Travancore (b) Junagarh
(c) Hyderabad (d) Rajputana
Answer:(c)
80. Which of the following offices is held during the pleasure of the President of India?
(a) Vice President (b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Governor of a State (d) UPSC Chairman
Answer:(c)
81. A number exceeds its one-fifth by 20. What is the number?
(a) 100 (b) 25
(c) 5 (d) 20
Answer:(b)
82. Select the pair which is different from others:
(a) Hard work and success (b) Treatment and disease
(c) Coward and Fear (d) Extravagant and Bankruptcy
Answer:(b)
83. Cruelty: Kindness :: Revenge : ?
(a) Punishment (b) Crime
(c) Forgiveness (d) Gratitude
Answer:(c)
84. Choose the odd one:
(a) Parrot (b) Pigeon
(c) Kiwi (d) Sparrow
Answer:(c)
85. When there is an increase of 30% in the price of TV sets and a decrease of 20% in the number of sets sold, then what is the percentage effect on total sales?
(a) 4% loss (b) 8% loss
(c) 4% gain (d) 8% gain
Answer:(c)
86. 7,11,13,17,19,, ———
(a)18 (b) 21
(c) 23 (d) 27
Answer:(c)
87. Which one number can replace both question marks 1/?= ?/36
(a) 12 (b) 6
(c) 36 (d) 4
Answer:(b)
88. Clock is to Day as Calendar is to:
(a) Weekend (b) April
(c) Century (d) Year
Answer:(d)
89. Find the reciprocal of 0.01:
(a) 100 (b) 10
(c) 1/10 (d) 1
Answer:(a)
90. If TEA is 234, find what would 345 stand for ?
(a) ATE (b) TAP
(c) EAR (d) EAT
Answer:(c)
91. Convert 9/10 into a percent:
(a) 9% (b) 19%
(c) 1.9% (d) 90%
Answer:(d)
92. A for 2, B for 4, and E for 10; then C X D stands for:
(a) 42 (b) 38
(c) 48 (d) 14
Answer:(c)
93. Two students fought a college election. The winning student got 60% of the total votes and won the election by 144 votes only. What is the total number of votes polled?
(a) 720 (b) 480
(c) 360 (d) 240
Answer:(a)
94. Individual: Family:: Family:?
(a) State (b) House
(c) Society (d) Nation
Answer:(c)
95. Select the odd one:
(a) Sparrow (b) Canary
(c) Hawk (d) Cod
Answer:(d)
96. 60% of 37= ?
(a) 20 (b) 21
(c) 22 (d) 22.2
Answer:(d)
97. Fly : Parrot :: Crawl : ?
(a) Fish (b) Crocodile
(c) Frog (d) Sparrow
Answer:(b)
98. The sum of two numbers is 35 and their difference is 13. Find the greater number:
(a) 23 (b) 24
(c) 20 (d) 25
Answer:(b)
99. Select the odd one:
(a) Apple (b) Orange
(c) Carrot (d) Mango
Answer:(c)
100. A factory produces 145 cars a week. How many cars will it produces in a year?
(a) 7540 (b) 7450
(c) 7045 (d) 7500
Answer:(a)
(Chapter: 06)
1. All colleges will reopen ……. tomorrow.
(a) on (b) at
(c) since (d) from
Answer:(d)
2. …….. year has passed since the tsunami lashed certain coastal areas.
(a) The (b) An
(c) A (d) None of these
Answer:(c)
3. State of well being/pleasant excitement:
(a) Content (b) Euphoria
(c) Satisfaction (d) Morose
Answer:(b)
4. If you listened more carefully, you ……. so many mistakes.
(a) wouldn’t have made (b) won’t make
(c) wouldn’t make (d) couldn’t make
Answer:(c)
5. He is an engineer working ….. Palghat.
(a) at (b) in
(c) around (d) on
Answer:(a)
6. The person who has long experience:
(a) Pioneer (b) Scholar
(c) Veteran (d) Boss
Answer:(c)
7. The passive voice of ‘Did you do it?’:
(a) You were done by it (b) He has done by it
(c) Was it done by you (d) Were it done by
Answer: (c)
8. It was ……. cats and dogs.
(a) rained (b) raining
(c) will rain (d) had rain
Answer:(b)
9. The word ‘Alacrity’ means:
(a) Eagerness (b) Loud
(c) Critical (d) Pale
Answer:(a)
10. The boy cried aloud ……. he saw a snake:
(a) yet (b) and
(c) but (d) when
Answer:(d)
11. He ……. the task entrusted to him.
(a) carried away (b) carried up
(c) carried out (d) carried by
Answer:(c)
12. More men adore the sun rising than the sun……..
(a) Shining (b) Blazing
(c) Darkening (d) Setting
Answer:(d)
13. Antonym of ‘Reject’:
(a) Agree (b) Accept
(c) Embrace (d) Adopt
Answer:(b)
14. My advice did not …… him at all.
(a) effect (b) affect
(c) afflict (d) inflict
Answer:(b)
15. I asked the boy ………
(a) how old he was (b) how old are you
(c) how old he is (d) how old you are
Answer:(a)
16. He thanked me for what I ……...
(a) have done (b) had done
(c) have been doing (d) had been doing
Answer:(b)
17. Butter is made ……. milk.
(a) of (b) from
(c) with (d) by
Answer:(b)
18. I have known him ……. a long time.
(a) since (b) for
(c) by (d) to
Answer:(b)
19. …… Andamans are a group of islands in …… Bay of Bengal:
(a) The, the (b) The, a
(c) An, the (d) The, an
Answer:(a)
20. The reported speech of: ‘He asked, ‘What is the time?’ is:
(a) He asked what the time was
(b) He asked what is the time
(c) He asked what the time is
(d) He asked what was the time
Answer:(a)
21. Rajyasamacharam is the first newspaper in Malayalam. Its publication was started in:
(a) 1790 (b) 1857
(c) 1847 (d) None of these
Answer:(c)
22. The person who became Deputy Chief Minister in Kerala two times:
(a) R.Shankar (b) C.H.Muhammad Koya
(c) Aukkadar Kutti Napa (d) None of these
Answer:(b)
23. The number of district panchayats in Kerala:
(a) 999 (b) 140
(c) 14 (d) 152
Answer:(c)
24. Which was founded in 1885?
(a) CPM (b) BJP
(c) Indian National Congress (d) CPI
Answer:(c)
25. The seat of the Kerala High Court:
(a) Kollam (b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Kozhikode (d) Ernakulam
Answer:(d)
26. Malampuzha Dam is in the river system:
(a) Bharatappuzha (b) Periyar
(c) Pamba (d) Chaliyar
Answer:(a)
27. The Dewan of Travancore who introduced public transport service in Travancore:
(a) P.Rajagopalachari (b) Habibullah
(c) P.G.N.Unnithan (d) C.P.Ramaswamy Iyer
Answer:(d)
28. The most famous king of the kingdom of Kochi:
(a) Marthanda Varma (b) Pazhassi Raja
(c) Sakthan Thampuran (d) Manavedan
Answer:(c)
29. The birth place of Thacholi Othenan:
(a) Vadakara (b) Thalassey
(c) Kannur (d) Thirunavaya
Answer:(a)
30. ‘Syanandooram’ is the Sanskrit name for:
( a) Kenner (b) Kozhikode
(c) Kochi (d) Thiruvananthapuram
Answer:(d)
31. The Dutchman who shared the first Nobel Prize for Economics with Ragnar Frisch of Norway:
(a) Jan Timber gen (b) Gunnar Myrdal
(c) Nicholas Tinbergen (d) Adamsmith
Answer:(a)
32. The number of principal organs of the United Nations after the Trusteeship Council suspended operations in 1994:
(a) 6 (b) 5
(c) 4 (d) 7
Answer:(b)
33. Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is observed as:
(a) National Youth Day (b) Patriotism Day
(c) National Science Day (d) None of these
Answer:(a)
34. “Let them eat cakes”- Who is related to this statement?
(a) Louis XIV (b) Louis XV
(c) Louis XVI (d) Mary Antoinette
Answer:(d)
35. Who founded the Maurya dynasty?
(a) Asoka (b) Bindudara
(c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) Brihadratha
Answer:(c)
36.The first Indian to go to space:
(a) Kalpana Chawla (b) Ravish Malhotra
(c) Rakesh Sharma (d) Sunitha Williams
Answer:(c)
37.The Portuguese Navigator who led the expedition which completed the first circumnavigation:
(a) Columbus (b) Magellan
(c) Cook (d) Cabral
Answer:(b)
38.King of minerals:
(a) Gold (b) Sulphuric acid
(c) Iron (d) Aluminium
Answer:(a)
39. Benito Mussolini was known as:
(a) Il Duce (b) Iron Duke
(c) Desert Fox (d) Little Corporal
Answer:(a)
40. Which cave is famous for ‘Trimurti’ statues?
(a) Amanda (b) Elephanta
(c) Eldora (d) Amarnath
Answer:(b)
41. Madison Square Garden in the USA is related to:
(a) Baseball (b) Cricket
(c) Boxing (d) Polo
Answer:(c)
42. The Panama Canal was opened in:
(a) 1869 (b) 1914
(c) 1918 (d) 1920
Answer:(b)
43. The branch of biology related to the study of structure and organisation of living things:
(a) Alchemy (b) Agronomy
(c) Anatomy (d) Bionomy
Answer:(c)
44..The author of ‘Around the World in 80 Days’?
(a) Arthur C Clarke (b) Joules Verne
(c) Darwin (d) Richard Rhodes
Answer:(b)
45.Intensity of sound is measured in:
(a) Currie (b) Volt
(c) Watt (d) Decibel
Answer:(d)
46. Which element has the lowest melting point?
(a) Mercury (b) Hydrogen
(c) Carbon (d) Helium
Answer:(d)
47. Which is known as ‘Chemical Sun’?
(a) Magnesium (b) Francium
(c) Gallium (d) Iridium
Answer:(a)
48 Which of the following plants helps nitrogen fixation?
(a) Beans (b) Wheat
(c) Rice (d) Tomato
Answer:(a)
49. The term associated with the cultivation of grapes:
(a) Aviculture (b) Viticulture
(c) Floriculture (d) Epiculture
Answer:(b)
50. The cloned wolf:
(a) Victoria (b) Carbon Copy
(c) Snu Woolf and Snu Wooli (d) Dolly
Answer:(c)
51. Jamnapari is a type of:
(a) Dog (b) Camel
(c) Cow (d) Goat
Answer:(d)
52. Thighbone is also known as:
(a) Radius (b) Humerus
(c) Femur (d) Sternum
Answer:(c)
53. The nearest planet to Sun:
(a) Venus (b) Earth
(c) Mercury (d) Mars
Answer:(c)
54. What is the rank of Saturn in terms of size among the planets:
(a) First (b) Second
(c) Third (d) Fourth
Answer:(b)
55. The areas between polar circles and poles:
(a) Torrid zone (b) Temperate zone
(c) Frigid zone (d) None of these
Answer:(c)
56. Which is situated between Africa and Europe?
(a) Red Sea (b) Caspian Sea
(c) Dead sea (d) Mediterranean sea
Answer:(d)
57. Australia is the ......... continent:
(a) Flattest (b) windiest
(c) highest (d) lowest
Answer:(a)
58. The parliament of which country has the largest number of members?
(a) Britain (b) India
(c) USA (d) China
Answer:(d)
59. Shqipery is the local name of:
(a) Algeria (b) Armenia
(c) Angola (d) Albania
Answer:(d)
60. The second longest river in India:
(a) Goddard (b) Narmada
(c) Krishna (d) Kaveri
Answer:(a)
61. Mahabalipuram Monuments in Tamil Nadu were built by:
(a) Cholas (b) Cheras
(c) Pallavas (d) Pandyas
Answer:(c)
62. The Dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti is in:
(a) Ajmer (b) Agra
(c) Fatepur Sikri (d) Jaipur
Answer:(a)
63. Which one of the following is a riverine port?
(a) Kolkata (b) Paradweep
(c) Mumbai (d) Visakhapatnam
Answer:(a)
64. The largest lake in India:
(a) Chilkat (b) Sambhar
(c) Kolleu (d) Lonar
Answer:(a)
65. The headquarters of CBI:
(a) Mumbai (b) New Delhi
(c) Kolkata (d) Chennai
Answer:(b)
66. Who is regarded as the father of Indian Classical Music?
(a) Sarangadeva (b) Viswamitra
(c) Narada (d) Kanada
Answer:(a)
67. The Jorhat National Park is in the State of:
(a) Bihar (b) Assam
(c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) None of these
Answer:(b)
68. The chief female deity of Indus people:
(a) Durga (b) Savitri
(c) Mother Goddess (d) Shakti
Answer:(c)
69 .The second largest book in ancient Indian literature:
(a) Ramadan (b) Padma Purana
(c) Skanda Purana (d) Mahabharat
Answer:(c)
70. The reign of Sher Shah was between:
(a) 1540-1555 (b) 1540-45
(c) 1540-50 (d) 1540-1556
Answer:(b)
71. The Persian traveller who visited India in 1443:
(a) Ma Huan (b) Abdur Razaq
(c) Sulaiman (d) Ibn Batuta
Answer:(b)
72. The Governor-General who annexed Satara to British India, the first princely state to be annexed to British India under Doctrine of Lapse:
(a) Canning (b) Cornwallis
(c) William Bentley (d) Dalhousie
Answer:(d)
73. Bhagat Singh was a leader from:
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra
(c) Punjab (d) Bihar
Answer:(c)
74. What was called ‘post-dated cheque’ by Gandhiji?
(a) Cabinet Mission (b) Crip’s Mission
(c) Govt of India Act, 1935 (d) Quit India movement
Answer:(b)
75. Who is called the ‘mother of the Indian Revolution’?
(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Annie Besant
(c) Madam Bhikaji Cama (d) Aruna Asaf Ali
Answer:(c)
76. In which year the Congress ministries in the provinces resigned to protest against the war policy of the British Government?
(a) 1937 (b) 1938
(c) 1939 (d) 1940
Answer:(c)
77. Which of the following part of the Constitution was prepared by Jawaharlal Nehru?
(a) Preamble (b) Fundamental Rights
(c) Fundamental Duties (d) Directive Principles
Answer:(a)
78. Which one of the following communities are specially mentioned in the Constitution?
(a) Scheduled Caste (b) Scheduled Tribe
(c) Anglo-Indian (d) All of these
Answer:(d)
79. The most populated state at the time of independence:
(a) Travancore (b) Junagarh
(c) Hyderabad (d) Rajputana
Answer:(c)
80. Which of the following offices is held during the pleasure of the President of India?
(a) Vice President (b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Governor of a State (d) UPSC Chairman
Answer:(c)
81. A number exceeds its one-fifth by 20. What is the number?
(a) 100 (b) 25
(c) 5 (d) 20
Answer:(b)
82. Select the pair which is different from others:
(a) Hard work and success (b) Treatment and disease
(c) Coward and Fear (d) Extravagant and Bankruptcy
Answer:(b)
83. Cruelty: Kindness :: Revenge : ?
(a) Punishment (b) Crime
(c) Forgiveness (d) Gratitude
Answer:(c)
84. Choose the odd one:
(a) Parrot (b) Pigeon
(c) Kiwi (d) Sparrow
Answer:(c)
85. When there is an increase of 30% in the price of TV sets and a decrease of 20% in the number of sets sold, then what is the percentage effect on total sales?
(a) 4% loss (b) 8% loss
(c) 4% gain (d) 8% gain
Answer:(c)
86. 7,11,13,17,19,, ———
(a)18 (b) 21
(c) 23 (d) 27
Answer:(c)
87. Which one number can replace both question marks 1/?= ?/36
(a) 12 (b) 6
(c) 36 (d) 4
Answer:(b)
88. Clock is to Day as Calendar is to:
(a) Weekend (b) April
(c) Century (d) Year
Answer:(d)
89. Find the reciprocal of 0.01:
(a) 100 (b) 10
(c) 1/10 (d) 1
Answer:(a)
90. If TEA is 234, find what would 345 stand for ?
(a) ATE (b) TAP
(c) EAR (d) EAT
Answer:(c)
91. Convert 9/10 into a percent:
(a) 9% (b) 19%
(c) 1.9% (d) 90%
Answer:(d)
92. A for 2, B for 4, and E for 10; then C X D stands for:
(a) 42 (b) 38
(c) 48 (d) 14
Answer:(c)
93. Two students fought a college election. The winning student got 60% of the total votes and won the election by 144 votes only. What is the total number of votes polled?
(a) 720 (b) 480
(c) 360 (d) 240
Answer:(a)
94. Individual: Family:: Family:?
(a) State (b) House
(c) Society (d) Nation
Answer:(c)
95. Select the odd one:
(a) Sparrow (b) Canary
(c) Hawk (d) Cod
Answer:(d)
96. 60% of 37= ?
(a) 20 (b) 21
(c) 22 (d) 22.2
Answer:(d)
97. Fly : Parrot :: Crawl : ?
(a) Fish (b) Crocodile
(c) Frog (d) Sparrow
Answer:(b)
98. The sum of two numbers is 35 and their difference is 13. Find the greater number:
(a) 23 (b) 24
(c) 20 (d) 25
Answer:(b)
99. Select the odd one:
(a) Apple (b) Orange
(c) Carrot (d) Mango
Answer:(c)
100. A factory produces 145 cars a week. How many cars will it produces in a year?
(a) 7540 (b) 7450
(c) 7045 (d) 7500
Answer:(a)
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