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1. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Kalinga Award - Popularization of Science
b) Barlong Award - Agriculture
c) David-Cohen Award - Literature
d) Pulitzer Prize - Progress in Religion

2. Which of the following characters was not a part of Shakespearian plays?
a) Julius
b) Brutus
c) Potter
d) Ariel

3. Which of the following international organizations is dedicated to the cause of wildlife conservation?
a) UNFPA
b) UNDP
c) UNESCO
d) WHO

4. Human Rights Day is observed on :
a) 10 October
b) 9 May
c) 10 December
d) 18 February

5. Railway coaches are made in the largest number at Integral coach factory, situated in:
a) Kapurthala
b) Perambur
c) Varanasi
d) Moradabad

6. Which of the following is not a necessary qualification for a state to become a member
of United Nationas Organization? It should :
a) be a sovereign state
b) be a peace loving state
c) be a willing to discharge responsibilities under the UNO charter
d) guarantee human rights and freedom to its citizens

7. The imaginary line on the earth’s surface which closely follows 180o meridian, is called :
a) International date time
b) Tropic of Cancer
c) Equator
d) Prime Meridian

8. ‘Loti’ is the currency of :
a) Burundi
b) Libya
c) Sudan
d) Lesotho

9. Which type of rocks are mainly found in the Himalayan ranges?
a) Sedimentary
b) Metamorphic
c) Igneous
d) Granite

10. Water Lily is the national emblem of :
a) Denmark
b) Bangladesh
c) Italy
d) Luxemberg

11. Who is a famous ‘Sarangi’ player?
a) Vilayat Khan
b) Ustad Zakir Husian
c) Alauddin Khan
d) Ustad Binda Khan

12. Which of the following is not a dance/dance-drama associated with the state ‘Maharashtra’?:
a) Lezim
b) Lavani
c) Kathi
d) Dahi Kala

13. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
I. Simon Commission 1. 1885
II. Quit India Movement 2. 1942
III. Formation of Indian National Congress 3. 1927
IV.Minto-Morley Reforms 4. 1909
Codes :
I II III IV
a) 3 2 1 4
b) 1 3 4 2
c) 4 3 2 1
d) 1 2 3 4


14.Commonwealth games in 2014 will be held in :
a) Edinburgh, Scotland
b) Ontario, Canada
c) Glasgow, Scotland
d) Abuja, Nigeria

15. United Kingdom’s Prime Minister since May, 2010 is :
a) Tony Blair
b) David Cameron
c) Gordon Brown
d) Edward Health

16. Which of the following two IIT’s started functioning in 2009?
a) Gandhinagar, Jodhpur
b) Ropar, Patna
c) Indore, Mandi
d) Bhubaneshwar, Hyderabad

17. Banking of cureves is done to provide :
a) Centripetal force
b) Centrifugal force
c) Centrifugal acceleration
d) Angular velocity

18. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
I. Calomel 1. Copper sulphate
II. Blue vitriol 2. Calcium sulphate
III. Gypsum 3. Mercurous chloride
IV. Normal salt 4. Sodium chloride
Codes :
I II III IV
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 4 3 2 1
c) 3 2 1 4
d) 3 1 2 4


19. Which of the following have maximum calrofic value?
a) Carbohydrates
b) Fats
c) Protiens
d) Vitamins

20. How many Fundamental Rights are there now guaranteed under the Constitution of India?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9

21. The reduction of voting age from 21 years to 18 years for the Lok Sabha as well as Assemblies is in :
a) Sixty-First Amendment 1989
b) Seventy-Third Amendment 1992
c) Sixty-Fourth Amendment 1990
d) Fifty-Ninth Amendment 1988

22. Jute is mainly grown in :
a) Tamil Nadu
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
d) Himachal Pardesh

23. Delhi became the capital of India in :
a) 1910
b) 1911
c) 1916
d) 1923

24. Who amonst the following is the author of the book ‘My Country My Life’?
a) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
b) Atal Behari Vajpayee
c) L.K.Advani
d) Shashi Tharoor

25. One-rupee currency notes bear the signature of :
a) The President of India
b) Prime Minister of India
c) Governor of Reserve bank
d) Indian Finance Secretary

26. Which of the following country won the FIFA World Cup, 2010?
a) Germany
b) South Africa
c) Brazil
d) Spain

27. Who among the following is Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
a) President
b) Vice President
c) Prime Minister
d) Home Minister

28. B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of :
a) Journalism
b) Medicine
c) Music
d) Environment

29. Who among the following has been declared as Businessman of the decade?
a) Mukesh Ambani
b) Anil Amabani
c) Ratan Tata
d) Azim Premji

30. Who amongst the following has been named UNESCO’s National Ambassador?
a) Aishwarya Rai
b) Priyanka Chopra
c) Sharmila Tagore
d) Kajol

31. People have eyes of different colours, e.g. brown, black or blue, depending upon
the particular Pigment present in the :
a) Iris
b) Corena
c) Pupil
d) Choroid

32. Which of the following is known as the ‘red planet’ ?
a) Mercury
b) Mars
c) Jupiter
d) Saturn

33. The special Constitution position of Jammu & Kashmir is that :
a) It is not one of the States of the Indian Union
b) It is beyond the purview of the Indian Constituion
c) Indian laws do not apply to it
d) It has its own Constitution

34. The fundamental right which has been described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as ” The heart
and soul of the Constitution” is the right to :
a) Equlaity
b) Property
c) Freedom of religion
d) Constituional remedies

35. Fourth Estate is referred to :
a) Public Opinion
b) Chamber of Commerce
c) The Newspaper
d) Political Parties

1. Which of the following is a ‘club moss’ ?
(A) Selaginella
(B) Equisetum
(C) Lycopodium
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

2. Raphe in Marsilea is present in—
(A) Female gametophyte
(B) Sporocarp
(C) Sporophyte
(D) Male gametophyte
Ans : (B)

3. The stele type occurring in Marsilea is—
(A) Solenostele
(B) Protostele
(C) Amphiphloic Siphonostele
(D) All of these
Ans : (C)

4. The morphological nature of rhizophore of Selaginella is—
(A) Root like
(B) Stem like
(C) Both root and stem like
(D) Rhizoid like
Ans : (C)

5. The Selaginella shows—
(A) Large and small leaves arranged spirally
(B) All leaves large
(C) All leaves small
(D) All of these
Ans : (A)


6. The anatomy of Pinus needle reflects the features of a—
(A) Mesophyte
(B) Xerophyte
(C) Hydrophyte
(D) Epiphyte
Ans : (B)

7. Girdling leaf traces are the characteristic feature of the stem of—
(A) Cycas
(B) Pinus
(C) Ephedra
(D) Gnetum
Ans : (A)

8. Pinus is a—
(A) Tree
(B) Shrub
(C) Herb
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

9. The recent era is—
(A) Cenozoic
(B) Mesozoic
(C) Proterozoic
(D) Archeozoic
Ans : (A)

10. Fossils are found in—
(A) Igneous rocks
(B) Quartz
(C) Soil
(D) Sedimentary rocks
Ans : (D)

11. Reserve food material in fungi is—
(A) Glycogen
(B) Starch
(C) Sucrose
(D) Maltose
Ans : (A)

12. Which is rootless fern ?
(A) Pteris
(B) Dryopteris
(C) Salvinia
(D) Adiantum
Ans : (C)

13. Which is common between aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration ?
(A) Similar substrate
(B) Glycolysis
(C) Pyruvic acid
(D) All of these
Ans : (B)

14. Turpentine oil is obtained from—
(A) Coal
(B) Petroleum
(C) Cedarwood
(D) Pinus
Ans : (D)

15. Which alga was used by Calvin and his co-workers in their experiments of photosynthesis ?
(A) Chlamydomonas
(B) Chlorella
(C) Chara
(D) Volvox
Ans : (B)

16. Which is an oilseed crop ?
(A) Marigold
(B) Chrysanthemum
(C) Rose
(D) Sunflower
Ans : (D)

17. The first transgenic plant used for commercial production was—
(A) Cotton
(B) Tomato
(C) Tobacco
(D) Rice
Ans : (B)

18. Rare hybrid plants can be saved by—
(A) Pollen culture
(B) Embryo culture
(C) Protoplast culture
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

19. Which is not a category ?
(A) Ecotype
(B) Species
(C) Genus
(D) Order
Ans : (A)

20. Linnaeus published his concept of binomial nomenclature first in—
(A) Systema Naturae
(B) Species Plantarum
(C) Genera Plantarum
(D) Philosophia Botanica
Ans : (B)

21. When chlorophyll is burnt which element is obtained ?
(A) Ca
(B) Na
(C) Mg
(D) Mn
Ans : (C)

22. Iron deficiency results in—
(A) Leaf tip necrosis
(B) Small leaves disease
(C) Decreased protein synthesis
(D) Intervenal chlorosis appearing first in young leaves
Ans : (D)

23. A phytohormone is—
(A) Naturally produced
(B) Synthetic substance
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

24. During the seismonastic movement in Mimosa pudica turgor changes occur in—
(A) Leaflets
(B) Stipules
(C) Pulvinus leaf base
(D) Petiole and stem
Ans : (C)

25. Evergeen trees remain green through the year on account of—
(A) Cold climate
(B) Absence of leaf fall
(C) Leaves falling in small number interval
(D) Supply of moisture throughout year
Ans : (C)

26. Phenotypic ratio of dihybrid test cross is—
(A) 15 : 1
(B) 3 : 1
(C) 9 : 3 : 3 : 1
(D) 1 : 1 : 1 : 1
Ans : (C)

27. The damaged ozone layer is situated in—
(A) Ionosphere
(B) Mesosphere
(C) Stratosphere
(D) Troposphere
Ans : (C)

28. Which one of the following is ordinarily not an air pollutant ?
(A) CO2
(B) CO
(C) SO2
(D) Hydrocarbon
Ans : (A)

29. Genes are made by—
(A) Histones
(B) Lipoproteins
(C) Hydrocarbons
(D) Polynucleotides
Ans : (D)

30. The term ‘ecosystem’ was proposed by—
(A) Odum
(B) Tansley
(C) Whitker
(D) Goli
Ans : (B)

31. The first juvenile larva of Ascaris is known as—
(A) Filiform larva
(B) Rhabditiform larva
(C) Miracidium larva
(D) Microfilariae
Ans : (B)

32. Chromosomes contain—
(A) Protein only
(B) DNA and protein
(C) DNA, RNA and histone
(D) DNA, RNA, histone and non-histone proteins
Ans : (B)

33. Which are phagocytes in liver ?
(A) Kupffer cells
(B) Aciner cells
(C) Diter cells
(D) Hensen's cells
Ans : (A)

34. Termites digest wood with the help of an enzyme secreted by the—
(A) Salivary glands
(B) Cells in the midgut
(C) Symbiotic protozoa
(D) Bacteria and fungi outside the body
Ans : (C)

35. In honeybee colony the drones are produced by—
(A) Fertilized eggs
(B) Unfertilized eggs
(C) Larvae fed upon leaves
(D) Fasting larvae
Ans : (B)

36. Jacobson's organ is concerned with—
(A) Smell
(B) Burrowing
(C) Touch
(D) Vision
Ans : (A)

37. Body organisation in Hydra is of—
(A) Tissue grade
(B) Organ grade
(C) Cellular grade
(D) Organ system grade
Ans : (A)

38. Leech obtains continuous blood flow from its victim by pouring in it—
(A) Heparin
(B) Hirudin
(C) Insulin
(D) Pepsin
Ans : (B)

39. Spicules of Sponges are formed by—
(A) Procytes
(B) Pinacocytes
(C) Scleroblasts
(D) Thesocytes
Ans : (B)

40. Heterocoelous centrum is a characteristics of—
(A) Amphibia
(B) Reptilia
(C) Birds
(D) Mammalia
Ans : (C)