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1. By selling a plot of land for Rs. 4,50,000 a person losses 10%. To gain 15%, the selling price will be–
(A) Rs. 5,00,000 (B) Rs. 5,25,000
(C) Rs. 6,00,000 (D) Rs. 5,75,000
Ans : (D)

2. Which of the following is a scalar quantity ?
(A) Momentum (B) Mass
(C) Weight (D) Force
Ans : (B)

3. 'Shylock' character is created by–
(A) P. B. Shelley (B) John Milton
(C) Shakespeare (D) Byron
Ans : (C)

4. Shakiraa is associated with–
(A) Sports (B) Pop Music
(C) Politics (D) Social Service
Ans : (B)

5. The Muslim brotherhood is the political organisation of which country ?
(A) Tunisia (B) Egypt
(C) Libya (D) Saudi Arabia
Ans : (B)

6. Which of the following does not match ?
(A) Mohiniattam – Kerala (B) Chhow – Purulia
(C) Kuchipudi – Andhra Pradeshs (D) Dandiya – Rajasthan
Ans : (D)

7. If X : Y = 4 : 7, the ratio of 21X + 2Y : 7X + 4Y is–
(A) 7: 4 (B) 3: 8
(C) 2: 9 (D) 1: 4
Ans : (A)

8. A swimming pool can be filled by 2 pipes together in 6 hours. If the longer pipe alone takes 5 hours less than the smaller to fill the pool, the time in which the longer pipe alone would fill the pool is–
(A) 9 hours (B) 10 hours
(C) 6 hours (D) 8.5 hours
Ans : (B)

9. Nightblindness is due to the lack of which vitamin ?
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) K
Ans : (A)

10. A temperature of 300°C corresponds to an absolute temperature in Kelvin unit of–
(A) 27 (B) – 27
(C) 523(D) 573
Ans : (D)

11. 'Godfather' was written by–
(A) V. S. Naipal (B) Guntr Grass
(C) Mario Pujo (D) Erich Segal
Ans : (C)

12. Unit of frequency is–
(A) kg-m (B) see
(C) hertz (D) cm / sec2
Ans : (C)

13. Who won the World Chess Championship in 2012 ?
(A) Vishwanathan Anand (B) Gary Kasparov
(C) Vladimir Kramnik (D) Anatoly Karpov
Ans : (A)

14. Name the telescope from NASA that recently discovered 26 new planets–
(A) Galileo Telescope (B) Copernicus Telescope
(C) Kepler Telescope (D) Bose Telescope
Ans : (C)

15. Name one famous poet of the Delhi Sultanate who was adorned with the title of 'The Parrot of Hindustan'–
(A) Zia-uddin Barani (B) Utbi
(C) Alberuni (D) Amir Khusro
Ans : (D)

16. Which of the following is an ore of aluminium?
(A) Haematite (B) Dolomite
(C) Bauxite (D) Carnalite
Ans : (C)

17. The value of a car is Rs. 3,00,000 at present. If the value depreciates 10% in the first year, 8% in the 2nd year and 5% in the 3rd year, the depreciated value after 3 years will be–
(A) Rs. 2,00,000 (B) Rs. 2,35,000
(C) Rs. 2,40,000 (D) Rs. 2,35,980
Ans : (D)

18. Who is the founder of Facebook ?
(A) Bill Gates (B) Mark Zuckerberg
(C) Steve Jobs (D) Narayan Murti
Ans : (B)

19. 'Crime and Punishment' was written by–
(A) Henry James (B) Joseph Conrad
(C) Dostoevsky (D) Boris Pasternak
Ans : (C)

20. A man sells two watches at Rs. 99 each. On one he gains 10% and on the other he losses 10%. His loss or gain per cent on the whole transaction is–
(A) Loss 1% (B) Loss 5%
(C) Profit 1%(D) Profit 5%
Ans : (A)

21. The petroleum price in India was completely deregulated according to the recommendations of which committee?
(A) Kirit Parekh Committee (B) Y. K. Alagh Committee
(C) Satish Chandra Committee (D) Rakesh Mohan Committee
Ans : (A)

22. Which is the most expensive city in the world today?
(A) Tokyo (B) Melbourne
(C) Zurich (D) Washington
Ans : (A)

23. Who was the Director of 'Aparajito' ?
(A) Sandip Ray (B) Satyajit Ray
(C) Sukumar Ray (D) Tapan Singha
Ans : (B)

24. Enzymes are organic compounds of protein category which–
(A) act as catalysts in life processes
(B) help in the mechanism of supply of oxygen in blood
(C) help to regulate the manner and rate of use of glucose in body
(D) help in heredity maintenance
Ans : (A)

25. The cost price of 15 articles is equal to the selling price of 12 articles. The profit per cent is–
(A) 20% (B) 15%
(C) 30% (D) 25%
Ans : (D)

26. Which party-led government became the first civilian government in Pakistan to last for 5 years?
(A) Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (B) Pakistan People's Party
(C) Pakistan Qaurni Party (D) Pakistan Muslim League
Ans : (B)

27. 'Survival of the fittest' was coined by–
(A) Darwin (B) Lamarch
(C) Mendel (D) Viseman
Ans : (A)

28. Which country is the largest importer of Gold?
(A) USA (B) France
(C) Germany (D) India
Ans : (D)

29. The Supreme Court consists of–
(A) One Chief Justice and 18 other Judges
(B) One Chief Justice and 25 other Judges
(C) One Chief Justice and 26 other Judges
(D) One Chief Justice and 30 other Judges
Ans : (D)

30. Firoja Begum is associated with–
(A) Acting (B) Nazrul-Geeti
(C) Social Service (D) Politics
Ans : (B)

31. Haemoglobin is–
(A) a copper compound (B) a cobalt compound
(C) a magnesium compound (D) an iron compound
Ans : (D)

32. A man donated 4% of his income to a charity and deosited 10% of the rest in a bank. He now has Rs. 10,800. His income is–
(A) Rs. 12,500 (B) Rs. 18,500
(C) Rs. 12,000 (D) Rs. 10,900
Ans : (A)

33. Article 309 empowers Parliament and State Legislatures–
(A) To regulate the recruitment and conditions of service of the Public Services of the Union and the States respectively
(B) To deal with powers and duties of the Comptroller and Auditor General
(C) To deal with Indian Foreign Service
(D) To regulate Income-tax Officers (Class I) Service
Ans : (A)

34. Which country is going to host the Winter Olympic Games 2014 ?
(A) USA (B) U. K.
(C) Russia (D) Canada
Ans : (C)

35. 'Arogya Niketan' is composed by–
(A) Tarashankar Bandyopadhyaya (B) Kalidas Nag
(C) Gokul Nag (D) Subodh Ghosh
Ans : (A)

36. Soaps are–
(A) sodium and potassium salts of higher fatty acids (B) sodium salts of sulphonic acids
(C) high molecular mass alcohols (D) mixtures of glycerol and phenol
Ans : (A)

37. Which Parliamentary Committee considers matters of procedure and conduct of business?
(A) The Rules Committee (B) Business Advisory Committee
(C) Ad Hoc Committees (D) Financial Committees
Ans : (A)

38. A sum lent on simple interest becomes Rs. 2520 in 2 years and Rs. 2700 in 5 years. The principal sum is–
(A) Rs. 2400 (B) Rs. 2000
(C) Rs. 2500 (D) Rs. 2600
Ans : (A)

39. The metal first discovered by man is–
(A) iron (B) copper
(C) aluminium (D) gold
Ans : (B)

40. The Governor-General who decided in favour of Western Education in India–
(A) Lord Cornwallis (B) Lord William Bentinck
(C) Lord Ripon (D) Lord Curzon
Ans : (B)

41. When can ordinances be issued by the President?
(A) When Parliament is not in session (B) During emergency
(C) When Parliament is in session (D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

42. Name the Pakistani female education activist who became a victim of the Taliban recently–
(A) Hina Rabbani Khar (B) Malala Yousufzai
(C) Benazir Yousufzai (D) Attia Bano Qamar
Ans : (B)

43. Who was the General of Sher Shah ?
(A) Brahmajit Gaur (B) Dillr Khan
(C) Shaye tha Khan (D) Jai Singh
Ans : (A)

44. Which of the following pairs is isoelectronic ?
(A) N2, CO (B) NO, CO
(C) CO, CN– (D) O2, CN–
Ans : (C)

45. Article 14 of the Constitution of India ensures–
(A) Equality before the law and equal protection of the laws (B) Right to freedom
(C) Right to religion (D) Right to constitutional remedies
Ans : (A)

46. Name the country that lost 30 Footballers and Officials in an aircrash in 1993–
(A) Russia (B) Venezuela
(C) Zambia (D) Somalia
Ans : (C)

47. Who wrote 'Nil Darpan' ?
(A) Madhusudan Dutta (B) Dinabandhu Mitra
(C) Harish Chandra Mukherjee (D) Kali Prasanna Singha
Ans : (B)

48. When chlorine reacts with excess of ammonia, the product are–
(A) NH4Cl, NCl3 (B) N2, NH4Cl
(C) NCl3.HCl (D) N2HCl
Ans : (B)

49. Right to Freedom is ensured in the Indian Constitution under Article–
(A) 23 (B) 25
(C) 18 (D) 19
Ans : (D)

50. The ratio of wages of two labours is 4 : 3. If the wages of the first be decreased by Rs. 9 and that of the second be increased by Rs. 9, the ratio of the wages will be reverse ratio as it was a first. Determine the wages of first labour–
(A) Rs. 27 (B) Rs. 36
(C) Rs. 42 (D) Rs. 48
Ans : (B)

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