UPSC General Studies (Prelims) Paper 2002

Q1 A complete cycle of a traffic light takes 60 seconds. During each

cycle the light is green for 25 second, yellow for 5 second and red

for 30 second. At a randomly chosen time, the probability that the

light will not be green is

(a) 1/3

(b) 1/4

(d) 7/12

Q2 The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with

the rejection of

(a) Cripps Mission

(b) Rajagopalachari Formula

(d) Wavell Plan

Q3 With reference to India, which one the following statements is

correct?

(a) About onethird of the area of the country records more than 750

millimeters of annual rainfall

(b) The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells

of the country

(d) The mountain areas accounts for about thirty percent of the

surface area of the country

Q4 A solid cube just gets completely immersed in water when a 0.2

kg mass is placed on it. If the mass is removed, the cube is 2 cm

about the water level. What is the length of each side of the cube?

(a) 12 cm

(b) 10 cm

(d) 6 cm

Q5 The historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under

Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because

(a) the majority of the population did not follow Islam

(b) the Muslims theologists were often disregarded

regulations

(d) religious freedom was accorded to nonMuslims

Q6 Who among the following won the men’s singles title at the

World Badminton Championship in the year 2001?

(a) Gopichand

(b) Hendrawn

(d) Peter Gade

Q7 With reference to the latest developments in stem cell research,

consider the following statements:

1. The only source of human stem cells are the embryos at

blastocyst stage

2. The stem cells can be derived a without causing destruction to

blastocysts

3. The stem cells can regenerate themselves in vitro virtually forever

4. Indian research centres also created a few cell lines which can be

developed into many types of tissues

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(d) 3 and 4

Q8 In the year 2001, NASA launched a spacecraft to Mars named

(a) Mars Climate Orbiter

(b) Mars Global Surveyor

(d) Mars Polar Ladder

Q9 Consider the following climatic and geographical phenomena:

1. Condensation

2. High temperature and humidity

3. Orography

4. Vertical wind

Thunder Cloud development is due to which of these phenomena?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q10 A trader fixed the price of an article in such a way that by giving

a rebate of 10% on the price fixed he made a profit of 15%. If the

cost of the article is Rs 72, the price fixed on it is

(a) Rs 82.80

(b) Rs 90.00

(d) Rs 97.80

Q11 Among living organisms, which one of the following is the most

responsible factor for bringing about the origin of a new species?

(a) Isolation

(b) Mutation

(d) Sexual Reproduction

Q12 For shortterm climate prediction, which one of the following

events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional

weak monsoon rains in the India subcontinent?

(a) La Nina

(b) Movement of Jet Streams

(d) Greenhouse effects on global level

Q13 In the map given below, four islands of Indian Ocean region i.e.

(A) Seychelles, (B) Chagos, (C) Mauritius and (D) Socatra are

marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4. Match them and select the correct answer

from the codes given below.

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 1 3 4 2

(b) 3 1 2 4

(d) 3 1 4 2

Q14 “World Development Report” is an annual publication of

(a) United Nations Development Programme

(b) International Bank of Reconstruction and Development

(d) International Monetary Fund

Q15 Match List I (Ancient site) with List II (Archaeological finding)

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List I List II

(Ancient

site)

(Archaeological finding)

A. Lothal 1. Ploughed field

Kalibangan

2. Deckyard

Dholavira

3. Terracotta replica of a plough

D. 4. An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of the

Banawali Harappan script

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 2 1 4 3

(d) 2 1 3 4

Q16 Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) The status of Gomateshwara at Sravanabelagola represents the

last Tirthankara of Jains

(b) India’s largest Buddhist monastery is in Arunachal Pradesh

(d) The Hoysalesvara temple is dedicated to Siva

Q17 Open stunted forests with bushes and small trees having long

roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in

(a) Eastern Orissa

(b) NorthEastern Tamil Nadu

(d) Western Andhra Pradesh

Q18 Match List I (Article of Indian Constitution) with List II

(Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given

below the lists:

List I List II

(Article of

Indian

(Provisions)

Constitution)

A. Article

16(2)

1. No person shall be deprived of his property save by the

authority of law

B. Article

29(2)

2. No person can be discriminated against in the matter

of public appointment on the ground of race, religion or

caste

C. Article

30(1)

3. All minorities whether based on religion or language

shall have the fundamental right to establish and

administer educational institutions of their choice

D. Article

31(1)

4. No citizen shall be denied admission into any

educational institution maintained by the State, or

receiving State aid, on grounds of religion, race, caste,

language or any of them.

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 2 4 3 1

(b) 3 1 2 4

(d) 3 4 2 1

Q19 In ancient Indian Buddhist monasteries, a ceremony called

Pavarana used to be held. It was the

(a) occasion to elect the Sanghaparinayaka and two speakers one

on Dhamma and the other on Vinaya

(b) confession by monks of their offences committed during their

stay in the monasteries during the rainy season

which the head is shaved an when yellow robes are offered

(d) gathering of Buddhist monks on the next day to the full moon day

of Ashadha when they take up affixed abode for the next four

months or rainy season

Q20 Consider the volumes of the following:

1. A parallelepiped of length 5 cm, breadth 3 cm and height 4 cm

2. A cube of each side 4 cm

3. A cylinder of radius 3 cm and length 3 cm

4. A sphere of radius 3 cm

The volumes of these in the decreasing order is

(a) I, III, II, IV

(b) IV, II, III, I

(d) IV, III, II, I

Q21 Consider the following statements:

The Draft Electricity Bill, 2001 seeks to replace

1. Indian Electricity Act, 1910

2. Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948

3. Electricity Regulatory Commission Act, 1998

4. State Electricity Boards

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 3 and 4

Q22 Consider the following statements:

1. The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is a

specialised agency of United Nations System of Organisations

2. WIPO has its headquarters at Rome

3. The Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

(TRIPS) Agreement is binding on all WTO members

4. Least developed country members of WTO are not required to

apply the provisions of TRIPS Agreements for a period of 20 years

from the general date of application of the Agreement

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1 and 3

Q23 India has the maximum volume of foreign trade with

(a) USA

(b) Japan

(d) UAE

Q24 Which one of the following is a lagoon?

(a) Ashtamudi lake

(b) Chilka lake

(d) Pulicat lake

Q25 Ticks and mites are actually

(a) Arachnids

(b) Crustaceans

(d) Myriapods

Q26 With reference to the blood in a normal person, which one of

the following statements is correct?

(a) Compared to arteries, veins are less numerous and hold less of

the body’s blood at any given time

(b) Blood cells constitute about 70 per cent of the total volume of the

blood

(d) The blood has more platelets than WBC

Q 27 Which one of the following statements is correct with reference

to our solar system?

(a) The Earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system

(b) The predominant element in the composition of Earth is silicon

(d) The diameter of the Sun is 190 times that of the Earth

Q28 Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) The boiling point of an aqueous solution is higher than that of

pure water

(b) Addition of solutes to a solution causes an increase in its water

potential

of pure water

(d) When a solution is separated from water by a semi permeable

membrane, water movement can be prevented by applying pressure

to the solution

Q29 With reference to Indian agriculture, which one of the following

statements is correct?

(a) About 90 per cent of the area under pulses in India is rainfed.

(b) The share of pulses in the gross cropped area at the national

level has double in the last two decades

in the world

(d) Rice occupies about 34 per cent of the gross cropped area of

India

Q30 With reference to Sufism in Indian history, consider the

following statements:

1. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhandi was a contemporary of Ibrahim Lodi

2. Shiakh Nasiruddin ChiragiDehlavi was a disciple of Shaikh

Nizamuddin Auliya

3. Aurangzeb was contemporary of Shaikh Salim Chisti

4. The Qadiri order of Sufis was first introduced in India by Shaikh

Niamtullah and Makhdum Muhammad Jilani

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1 and 3

(d) 2 and 4

Q31 The salaries and allowances of the Judges of the High Court

are charged do the

(a) Consolidated Fund of India

(b) Consolidated Fund of the State

(d) Contingency Fund of the State

Q32 Consider the following plants:

1. Bougainvillea

2. Carnations

3. Cocoa

4. Grapes

Which of these plants are propagated by stem cuttings?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q33 The members of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the

Constitution of India were

(a) nominated by the British Parliament

(b) nominated by the Governor General

(d) elected by the Indian National Congress and Muslim League

Q34 A train of length 150 metres, moving at a speed of 90 km/hr can

cross a 200 metre bridge in

(a) 8 seconds

(b) 14 seconds

(d) 15 seconds

Q35 The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its

subject on

(a) a conflict between Gods and Demons of ancient Hindu lore

(b) a romantic story of an Aryan prince and a tribal woman

(d) the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya

Q36 India’s external debt increased from US $98,158 million as at

the end of March 2000 to US $100,225 million as at the end of

March 2001 due to increase in

(a) multilateral and bilateral debt

(b) rupee debt

(d) borrowing from International Monetary Fund

Q37 Which reference to the Indian economy, consider the following

activities:

1. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

2. Manufacturing

3. Trade, Hotels Transport and Communication

4. Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business services

The decreasing order of the contribution of these sectors to the

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at factor cost at constant prices

(200001) is

(a) 3, 1, 2, 4

(b) 1, 3, 4, 2

(d) 1, 3, 2, 4

Q38

ho among the following set a new national record in the women’s

Pole vault event in the 7th edition of Senior Federation Cup held in

Karnataka in the year 2001 ?

(a) G G Pramila

(b) Jyothna Deka

(d) Manisha Dey

Q39

The main reason for unrest and violence in Zimbabwe in recent

years is due to

(a) conflict between different native ethnic groups

(b) prolonged crisis over land reforms

(d) power struggle between political groups of white European

settlers and native black community

Q40 Match List I (Artist) with List II (Art) and select the correct

answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II

(Artist) (Art)

A. Hiren Bhattacharya 1. Bharatanatyam dance

B. Malini Rajurkar 2. Hindustani vocal music

C. Pratibha Prahlad 3. Kuchipudi dance

D. Vempati Chinna Satyam 4. Puppetry

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 4 2 1 3

(b) 3 1 2 4

(d) 3 2 1 4

Q41 Consider the following natural phenomena :

1. Terrestrial heating

2. Reflection of light

3. Refraction of light

4. Diffraction of light

Due to which of these phenomena is mirage formed ?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 4 only

Q42 HINDALCO, an aluminium factory located at Renukut owes its

site basically to

(a) proximity of raw materials

(b) abundant supply of power

(d) proximity to the market

Q43 In the context of the organic evolution, the loss of limbs of

snakes is explained by the phenomenon of

(a) use and disuse of organs

(b) adaptation to living in burrows

(d) inheritance of acquired characters

Q44 The purpose of the inclusion of Directive Principles of State

Policy in the Indian Constitution is to establish :

(a) political democracy

(b) social democracy

(d) social and economic democracy

Q45 Consider the following statements:

The objectives of the National Renewal Funds set up in February

1992 were

1. to give training and counselling for workers affected by

retrenchment or VRS.

2. redeployment of workers

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) Both 1 and 2

(d) 2 only

Q46 Which one of the following committees recommended the

abolition of reservation of items for the small scale sector in

industry?

(a) Abid Hussain Committee

(b) Narasimham Committee

(d) Rakesh Mohan Committee

Q47 India’s population growth during the 29th century can be

classified into four distinct phases. Match List I (Period) with List II

(Phase) and select the correct answer using the using the codes

given below the lists:

List I List II

(Period) (Phase)

A. 190121 1. Steady growth

B. 192151 2. Rapid high growth

C. 195181 3. Stagnant growth

D. 19812001 4. High growth with definite signs of slowdown

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 3 1 4 2

(b) 1 3 2 4

(d) 1 3 4 2

Q48 Who was the first Indian actress to receive the Padma Shri

Award ?

(a) Samita Patil

(b) Nargis Dutt

(d) Madhubala

Q49 With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the

following statements is correct ?

(a) Alauddin Khalji first set up a separate ariz’s department

(b) Balban introduced the branding system of horses of military

throne

(d) Firuz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves

Q50 Consider the following statements:

The objectives of the National Renewal Funds set up in February

1992 were

1. to give training and counselling for workers affected by

retrenchment or VRS.

2. redeployment of workers

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) Both 1 and 2

(d) 2 only

Q51 The motive behind Shahjahan’s Balkh campaign was to

(a) secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered

Kabul

(b) conquer Samarqand and Farghana, the Mughal homelands

(d) expand the Mughal Empire beyond the subcontinent

Q52 Consider the following high yielding varieties of crops in India :

1. Arjun

2. Jaya

3. Padma

4. Sonalika

Which of these are wheat ?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(d) 3 and 4

Q53 Which one of the following submitted in 1875 a petition to the

House of Commons demanding India’s direct representation in the

British Parliament?

(a) The Deccan Association

(b) The Indian Association

(d) The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

Q54 The real intention of the British to include the princely states in

the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to

(a) exercise more and direct political and administrative control over

the princely states

(b) involve the princes actively in the administration of the colony

all the princely states by the British

(d) use the princes to counterbalance the antiimperialist doctrines

of the nationalist leaders

Q55 When one gene controls two or more different characters

simultaneously, the phenomenon is called

(a) Apomixis

(b) Pleiotropy

(d) Polyteny

Q56 Sun’s halo is produced by the refraction of light in

(a) Water vapour, in Stratus clouds

(b) Ice crystals in CirroCumulus clouds

(d) Dust particles in Stratus clouds

Q57 Which one of the following Articles of the Directive Principles of

State Policy deals with the promotion of international peace and

security?

(a) 51

(b) 48 A

(d) 41

Q58 Which one of the following rights was described by Dr B R

Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution?

(a) Right to freedom of religion

(b) Right to property

(d) Right to Constitutional remedies

Q59 Which reference to the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), consider

the following statements:

1. The new WPI series with base 199394 = 100 became effective

from April 1998

2. In the new WPI series, became effective from 1 April 2000.

Statements 2 and 3 are correct

3. The weight for electricity has increased in the new WPI series

Which of these statements are correct ?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2 and 3

(d) 1 and 2

Q60 Match List I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) with List II

(Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given

below the lists:

List I List II

(Acts of

colonial

government

of India)

(Provisions)

A. Charter

Act, 1813

1. Set up a Board of Control in Britain to fully regulate the

east India Company’s affairs in India

Regulating

Act

2. Company’s trade monopoly in India was ended

C. Act of

1858

3. The power to govern was transferred from the East

India Company to the British Crown

D. Pitt’s

India Act

4. The Company’s directors were asked to present to the

British government all correspondence and documents

pertaining to the administration of the company

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 2 4 3 1

(b) 1 3 4 2

(d) 1 4 3 2

Q61 Match List I (Mangrove ) with List II (State) and select the

correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II

(Mangrove) (State)

A. Achra Ratnagiri 1. Karnataka

B. Coondapur 2. Kerala

C. Pichavaram 3. Andhra Pradesh

D. Vembanad 4. Maharashtra

5. Tamil Nadu

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 2 1 5 4

(b) 4 5 3 2

(d) 4 1 5 2

Q62 Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened

the Viceroy’s authority over his executive council by substituting

“portfolio” or departmental system for corporate functioning?

(a) Indian Council Act, 1861

(b) Government of India Act, 1858

(d) Indian Councils Act, 1909

Q63 The age of a man is three times the sum of the ages of his two

sons. Five years hence, his age will be doubled of the sum of the

ages of his sons. The father’s present age is

(a) 40 years

(b) 45 years

(d) 55 years

Q64 The length of the longest pole that can be placed in a room 12

m long and 9 m wide and 8 m high is

(a) 12 m

(b) 14 m

(d) 21 m

Q65 With reference to the human body consider the following

statements:

1. The production of somatotropin goes up when a person exercises

2. Men’s testes produce progesterone

3. Women’s adrenal glands secrete testosterone

4. Stress causes the adrenals to release very less amount of cortisol

than usual

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 2 4 3 1

(b) 1 3 4 2

(d) 1 4 3 2

Q66 In the year 2001, the Prime Minister announced a fiveyear

excise duty holiday for industries in

(a) cyclone prone coastal Andhra Pradesh

(b) border states of NorthEast

(d) recently formed states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand

Q67 Consider the following statements with reference to India:

1. The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election

Commissioners enjoy equal powers but receive unequal salaries

2. The Chief Election Commissioner is entitled to the same salary as

in provided to a judge of the Supreme Court

3. The Chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his

office except in like manner and on like grounds as a judge of the

Supreme Court

4. The term of office of the Election Commissioner is five years from

the date he assumes his office or till the day he attains the age of 62

years, whichever is earlier

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(d) 2 and 4

Q68 In a company 60% of the employees are men. Of these 40%

are drawing more than Rs 50,000 per year. If 36% of the total

employees of the company draw more than Rs 50,000 per year,

what is the percentage among women who are drawing less than Rs

50,000 per year?

(a) 70

(b) 60

(d) 30

Q69 Consider the following statements:

1. Light of longer wavelength is scattered much more than the light

of shorter wavelength.

2. The speed of visible light in water is 0.95 times and speed in

vacuum.

3. Radio waves are produced by rapidly oscillating electrical

currents.

4. To detect the over speeding vehicles, police use the Doppler

effect of reflected short radio waves

Which of these statements are correct ?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1 and 3

(d) 3 and 4

Q70 Global capitalflows to developing countries increased

significantly during the nineties. In view of the East Asian financial

crisis and Latin American experience, which type of inflow is good

for the host country?

(a) Commercial loans

(b) Foreign Direct Investment

(d) External Commercial Borrowings

Q71 In terms of value, which one of the following commodities

accounted for the largest agricultural exports by India during the

three year period from 1997 1998 to 19992000?

(a) Cereals

(b) Marine products

(d) Tea

Q72 In the year 2001, in which one of the following events of

Women’s Singles did Venus Williams defeat Serena Williams to win

the title?

(a) Australian Open 2001

(b) French Open 2001

(d) US Open 2001

Q73 The Consultative Committee of members of Parliament for

Railway Zones in constituted by the

(a) President of India

(b) Ministry of Railways

(d) Ministry of Transport

Q74 Which one of the following is monogamous?

(a) Wolf

(b) Walrus

(d) Deer

Q75 Five Year Plan in India is finally approved by

(a) Union Cabinet

(b) President on the advice of Prime Minister

(d) National Development Council

Q76 Consider the following countries of South Asia

(a) Bangladesh

(b) India

(d) Sri Lanka

The descending order of literacy status of these countries is

(a) 4, 2, 1, 3

(b) 2, 4, 3, 1

(d) 2, 4, 1, 3

Q77 Among the following major stock exchanges of India, the

exchange which recorded highest turnover during the year 200101

(a) Bombay Stock Exchange

(b) Calcutta Stock Exchange

(d) National Stock Exchange

Q78 A bus is moving with a speed of 30 km/hr ahead of a car with a

speed of 50 km/hr. How many kilometers apart are they if it takes 15

minutes for the car to catch up with the bus ?

(a) 5 km

(b) 7.5 km

(d) 15 km

Q79 The President of India National Congress as the time of

partition of i India was

(a) C Rajagopalachari

(b) J B Kripalani

(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Q80 Which one of the following authorities recommends the

principles governing the grantsinaid of the revenues to the states

out of the Consolidated Fund of India?

(a) Finance Commission

(b) InterState Council

(d) Public Accounts Committee

Q81 With reference to colonial period of Indian history, match List I

(Person) with List II (Event) and select the correct answer using the

codes given below the lists :

List I List II

(Person) (Event)

A. MacDonald 1. Doctrine of Lapse

B. Linlithgow 2. Communal Award

C. Dalhousie 3. August Offer

D. Chelmsford 4. Dyarchy

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 3 2 1 4

(b) 3 2 4 1

(d) 2 3 4 1

Q82 Consider the following statements:

1. Ocean currents are the slowsurface movement of water in the

ocean.

2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance.

3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds.

4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q83 Which country among the following has been involved in two in

Test cricket?

(a) Australia

(b) India

(d) England

Q84 Match List I (Organisation) with List II (Headquarters) and

select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II

(Organisation) (Headquarters)

A. International Atomic Energy Agency 1. Brussels

B. International Telecommunication Union 2. Geneva

C. Council of the European Union 3. Paris

D. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and

Development

4. Vienna

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 4 3

(b) 1 3 4 2

(d) 4 2 1 3

Q85 With reference to the public Sector Undertaking in India,

consider the following statements :

1. Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India Limited is the

largest nonoil importer of the country.

2. Project and Equipment Corporation of India Limited is under the

Ministry of Industry.

3. One of the objectives of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of

India Limited is to enforce quality control and compulsory preshipment inspection of various exportable commodities

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2

(d) 3 only

Q86 Match List I (Block) with List II (Author) and select the correct

answer using the codes given below the lists :

List I List II

(Book) (Author)

A. Autobiography of and Unknown Indian 1. Mulk Raj Anand

B. India : A Wounded Civilization 2. Nirad C Chaudhuri

C. Confessions of a Lover 3. R K Narayan

D. The English Teacher 4. V S Naipaul

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 1 3 2 4

(b) 2 4 1 3

(d) 2 3 1 4

Q87 With reference to the Indian Public Finance consider the

following statements:

1. External liabilities reported in Union Budget are based on

historical exchange rates

2. The continued high borrowing has kept the real interest rates high

in the economy

3. The upward trend in the ratio of Fiscal Deficit to GDP in recent

years has an adverse effect to private investments.

4. Interest payments is the single largest component of the nonplan

revenue expenditure of the Union Government.

Which of these statements are correct ?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q88 With reference to Indian Polity, which one of the following

statements is correct?

(a) Planning Commission is accountable to Parliament

(b) President can make ordinance only when either of the two

Houses of Parliament is not in session

Supreme Court is 40 years

(d) National Development Council is constituted of Union Finance

Minister and the Chief Ministers of all the States

Q89 The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the

peninsular India from north to south is

(a) Subranarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishana, Pennar, Cauvery

and Vagai

(b) Subranarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai Pennar

and vagai

(d) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai

and Pennar

Q90 The world’s highest ground based telescopic observatory is

located in

(a) Colombia

(b) India

(d) Switzerland

Q91 Two ladies simultaneously leave cities A and B connected by a

straight road and travel towards each other. The first lady travels 2

km/hr faster than the second lady and reaches B one hour before

the second lady reaches A. The two cities A and B are 24 km apart.

How many kilometers does each lady travel in one hour?

(a) 5 km, 3 km

(b) 7 km, 5 km

(d) 16 km, 14 km

Q92 Consider the following names:

1. Archbishop Desmond Tutu

2. Lech Walesa

3. Shimon Peres

4. Yasser Arafat

Who among these won the Nobel Peace Prize?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q93 With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British

first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year

1765?

(a) Garo

(b) Khasis

(d) Tipperahs

Q94 With reference to Indian transport systems, consider the

following statements:

1. Indian railways system is the largest in the world.

2. National Highways cater to 45 per cent of the total road transport

demand.

3. Among the states, Kerala has the highest density of surface road.

4. National Highway No. 7 is the longest in the country.

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1 and 3

(d) 2 and 4

Q95 Match List I (Name of the Lady) with List II (Achievement) and

select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II

(Name of the lady) (Achievement)

A. Chinna Pillai 1. Winner of Neerja Bhanot Award

B. Kaveri Thakur

Puraskar

2. Recipient of Stree Shakti

C. Mira Nair 3. Became the fastest swimmer in Asia at the

age of 16 years

D. Yasoda

Ekambaram

4. Recipient of the Golden Lion at Venice Film

Festival

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 3 2 1 4

(b) 2 3 4 1

(d) 2 3 1 4

Q96 Which reference to the government’s welfare schemes,

consider the following statements :

1. Under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana, the food grains are available

to the poorest of the poor families at Rs 2 per kg for wheat and Rs. 3

per kg for rice

2. Under the National Old Age Pension Scheme, the old and

destitute are provided Rs 75 per month as Central pension, in

addition to the amount provided by most State Governments.

3. Government of India has allocated 25 kg food grains per Below

Poverty Line family per month, at less than half the economic cost.

Which of these statements are correct ?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q97 Consider the following countries :

1. Brazil

2. Indonesia

3. Japan

4. Russia

What is the descending order of the size of the following countries

population wise ?

(a) 1, 2, 4, 3

(b) 2, 3, 1, 4

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4

Q98 Consider the following countries :

1. Anglo

2. Colombia

3. Congo

4. Sudan

Which of these countries has/have been suffering from civil war?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q99 Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi

for the propagation of his message ?

(a) Dadu

(b) Kabir

(d) Tulsidas

Q100 In a bisexual flower, if androecium and gynaecium mature at

different times, the phenomenon is know as

(a) Dichogamy

(b) Herkogamy

(d) Monogamy

Q101 The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is

26oC, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of

temperature is 9oC. The station in Q is

(a) Allahabad

(b) Chennai

(d) Kolkata

Q102 With reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement

in India with its spirit of Swadeshi, which one of the following

statements is correct ?

(a) Laikat Hossain led the Muslim peasants of Barisal in their

agitations

(b) In 1989, the scheme of national education was formulated by

Satish Chandra Mukherjee

Aurobindo as the Principal

(d) Tagore preached the cult of Atmasakti, the main plank of which

was social and economic regeneration of the villages

Q103 In the Indian Constitution, the Right to Equality is granted by

Five Articles. They are

(a) Article 16 to Article 20

(b) Article 15 to Article 19

(d) Article 13 to Article 17

Q104 Amit started a business by investing Rs. 30,000. Rahul joined

the business after some time and invested Rs. 20,000. At the end of

the year, profit was divided in the ratio of 2 : 1. After how many

months did Rahul joined the business?

(a) 2

(b) 3

(d) 5

Q105 The time in the wallclock is 3.25 the acute angle between the

hourshand and the minuteshand is

(a) 60°

(b) 52 ½°

(d) 42°

Q106 Which one of the following amendments to the Indian

Constitution empowers the President to send back any matter for

reconsideration by the Council of Ministers?

(a) 39th

(b) 40th

(d) 44th

Q107 Recently, several hundred South Africa soldiers were sent to

Burundi

(a) to side with the Tutsi tribe in the country’s civil war

(b) to side with the Hutu tribe in the ongoing ethnic conflict

ethnic groups revolting against the government

(d) as South Africa’s protection force to help mediate and agreement

between warring groups of civil war

Q108 Chapchar Kut is a festival celebrated in the state of

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Assam

(d) Sikkim

Q109 Consider the following statements:

1. NTPD is the largest power utility in India.

2. ONGC accounts for half of the LPG production in India.

3. Indian Oil Corporation operates all the oil refineries in India.

4. The Indian Ordinance Factory is the largest departmentally run

industrial undertaking in the country.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3

(d) 1 and 4

Q110 Match List I (Oxdiation number) with List II (The element) and

select the correct answer using the codes given below this lists:

List I List II

(Oxidation number) (The element)

A. 2 1. Oxidation number of Mn in MnO2

B. 3 2. Oxidation number of S in H2S2O7

C. 4 3. Oxidation number of Ca in CaO2

D. 6 4. Oxidation number of Al in NaAIH4

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 3 4 1 2

(b) 4 3 1 2

(d) 4 3 2 1

Q111 With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of

the following statements is correct?

(a) Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of the leaders to start a nations list

and militant Ahrar movement

(b) When the Indian National Congress was formed, Sayyid Ahmad

Khan opposed it

vehemently opposed the partition of Bengal and separate

electorates

(d) Maulana Barkaullah and Maulana Obeidullah Sindhi were among

those who formed a Provisional Government of India in Kabul

Q112 The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum was held in

the year 2001 in

(a) Bangkok

(b) Hongkong

(d) Shanghai

Q113 Match List I (Ethnic Community) with List II (Country ) and

select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II

(Ethnic community) (Country)

A. Apatani 1. China

B. Dayak 2. India

C. Dinka 3. Indonesia

D. Uighur 4. Sudan

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 2 3 4 1

(b) 3 2 4 1

(d) 3 2 1 4

Q114 The term of the Lok Sabha

(a) cannot be extended under any circumstances

(b) can be extended by six months at a time

emergency

(d) can be extendedfor two years at a time during the proclamation

of emergency

Q115 In the year 2001, Germany approved a $32 million credit to

India

(a) to promote primary education in selected states

(b) for Tehri dam project

(d) for oceanographic research

Q116 Consider the following:

1. Currency with the public

2. Demand deposits with banks

3. Time deposits with banks

Which of these are included in Broad Money (M3) in India?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q117 Who among the following won six gold medals in the 9th FINA

World Swimming Championship held in Fukuoka, Japan in the year

2001?

(a) Grant Hackett

(b) Ian Thorpe

(d) Roman Sloudnov

Q118 FootandMouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in

some parts of the world, is caused by

(a) Bacterium

(b) Fungus

(d) Virus

Q119 In the year 2001, India offered a grant of five million dollars to

Tajikistan to

(a) tackle the drought situation

(b) set up a software Technology Park

(d) procure defence equipment

Q120 Consider the following countries:

1. Albaina

2. Bosnia Herzegovina

3. Croatia

4. Macedonia

Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(d) 3 and 4

Q121 A hollow sphere of radius R, a hollow cube of side R and a

thin circular plate of radius R, made up of the same material, are all

heated to 20°C above room temperature. When left to cool in the

room, which of them will reach the room temperature first?

(a) Circular plate

(b) Cube

(d) All of them will reach the room temperature at the same time

Q122 Consider the following financial institution of India:

1. Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)

2. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI)

3. Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)

4. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

The correct chronological sequence of the establishment of these

institutions is

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4

(b) 2, 3, 4, 1

(d) 4, 1, 2, 3

Q123 During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars,

also known as Red Shirts, called for

(a) the Union of Pashtun tribal areas in northwest with the

Afghanistan

(b) the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and

finally ousting the colonial rulers

social reform

(d) the Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against

Q124 Match List I (Commission ) with List II (Matter of Enquiry) and

select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List I List II

(Commission) (Matter of enquiry)

A. Wadhwa Commission 1. The assistance of Rajiv Gandhi

B. Liberhan Commission 2. Killing of Graham Staines

C. Sri Krishan

Commission

3. Demolition of a religious structural at

Ayodhya

D. Jain Commission 4. Riots in Mumbai In 1993

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 3 2 4 1

(b) 2 3 4 1

(d) 2 3 1 4

Q125 Consider the following statements :

1. In equatorial regions, the year is divided into four main seasons

2. In Mediterranean region, summer receives more rain

3. In China type climate, rainfall occurs throughout the year

4. Tropical highlands exhibit vertical zonation of different climates

Which of these statements are correct ?

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(d) 3 and 4

Q126 A World Summit with representation from all the countries will

be held in Johannesburg in September 2002 on the subject of

(a) AIDS control

(b) Global terrorism

(d) Sustainable development

Q127 Which one of the following statements is correct ?

(a) All echinoderms are viviparous

(b) Round worm has no circulatory system

(d) In cartilaginous fishes, fertilisation is internal

Q128 Assume that the moon takes exactly 30 days to complete the

cycle and also assume that it rises in the East exactly at 6.48 p.m.

on the first day. On the fourth day, at what time will it rise?

(a) 8.24 p.m.

(b) 9.12 p.m.

(d) 11.48 p.m.

Q129 Match List I (Scientists) with List II I (Achievement) and select

the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II

(Scientists) (Achievement)

A. Arber and Smith 1. Developed transgenic plants with

Agrobacterium TDNA

B. Feldman 2. Discovered endonucleares

C. Mullis 3. Discovered reverse transcriptase

D. Temin and

Baltimore

4. Discovered polymerase chain reaction

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 2 1 4 3

(b) 1 2 4 3

(d) 1 2 3 4

Q130 Berber speaking community, frequently in the news, lives in

(a) Afghanistan

(b) Algeria

(d) Australia

Q131 In the case of election to the Lok Sabha, the amount of

Security deposited for general category candidates and SC/ST

category candidates respectively is

(a) Rs 5,000 and Rs 2,500

(b) Rs 10,000 and Rs 2,500

(d) Rs 15,000 and Rs 7,500

Q132 With reference to power sector in India consider the following

statements:

1. Rural electrification has been treated as a Basic Minimum Service

under the Prime Minister’s Gramodaya Yojana.

2. 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment in power is allowed

without upper limit

3. The Union Ministry of Power has signed a Memoranda of

Understanding with 14 states.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2

(d) 3 only

Q133 A country is said to be in debt trap if

(a) it has to abide by the conditionalities imposed by the

International Monetary Fund

(b) it has to borrow to make interest payments to on outstanding

loans

(d) the World Bank charges a very high rate of interest on

outstanding as well as new loans

Q134 Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) Prions are the smallest freeliving cells

(b) The cell wall of Mycoplasmas is made up of amino sugars

(d) Rickettsias lack cell wall

Q135 Match List I (Country) with List II (President) and select the

correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II

(Country) (President)

A. Congo 1. Levy Mwanawasa

B. Nigeria 2. Joseph Kabila

C. Uganda 3. Olusegum Obasanjo

D. Zambia 4. Yoweri Museveni

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 2 3 4 1

(b) 3 2 1 4

(d) 3 2 4 1

Q 136

Consider the following ecosystems:

1. Taiga

2. Tropical evergreen

3. Tropical deciduous

4. Tundra

The correct sequence in decreasing order of the albedo values of

these ecosystems is

(a) 1, 4, 3, 2

(b) 4, 1, 2, 3

(d) 1, 4, 2, 3

Q137 Consider the following statements:

Full convertibility of the rupee may mean

1. its free float with other international currencies.

2. its direct exchange with any other international currency at any

prescribed place inside and outside the country.

3. it acts just like any other international currency.

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q138 The sea coast of which one of the following states has

become famous as a nesting place for the giant Olive Ridley turtles

from South America?

(a) Goa

(b) Gujarat

(d) Tamil Nadu

Q139 With reference to Indian satellites and their launchers,

consider the following statements:

1. All the INSATseries of satellites were launched abroad

2. PSLVs were used to launch IRSseries of satellites

3. India used the indigenously built cryogenic engines for the first

time for powering the third stage of GSLV

4. GSAT, launched in the year 2001, has payloads to demonstrate

digital broadcasts and internet services

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1 and 3

Q140 The 93rd Constitutional Amendment Bill deals with the

(a) continuation of reservation for backward classes in government

employment

(b) free and compulsory education for all children between the age

of 6 and 14 years

recruitments

(d) allocation of more number of parliamentary seats for recently

created States

Q141 Assertion (A) :

Drinking of whisky increases the frequency of urination.

Reason (R) :

Alcohol intake speeds up the secretion of vasopressin in the body.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct

explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct

explanation of A

(d) A is false but R is true

Q 142

Assertion (A) :

Muhammad bin Tughlaq left Delhi, and, for two years lived in a

camp called Swargadwari.

Reason (R) :

At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many

people died.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct

explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct

explanation of A

(d) A is false but R is true

Q143 Assertion (A) :

With the increase of temperature, the viscosity of glycerine

increases.

Reason (R) :

Rise of temperature increases kinetic energy of molecules.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct

explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct

explanation of A

(d) A is false but R is true

Q144 Assertion (A) :

The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of

the early 1930 s was weak.

Reason (R) :

The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National

Congress as bourgeois and reactionary.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct

explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct

explanation of A

(d) A is false but R is true

Q145 Assertion (A) :

Synthetic detergents can lather well in hard water.

Reason (R) :

Synthetic detergents form soluble calcium and magnesium salts with

hard water.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct

explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct

explanation of A

(d) A is false but R is true

Q146 Assertion (A) :

60°65° latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low pressure belt

instead of high pressure.

Reason (R) :

The low pressure areas are permanent over oceans rather than on

land.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct

explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct

explanation of A

(d) A is false but R is true

Q147 Assertion (A) :

Artificial satellites are always launched from the earth in the

eastward direction.

Reason (R) :

The earth rotates from west to east and so the satellite attains the

escape velocity.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct

explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct

explanation of A

(d) A is false but R is true

Q148 Assertion (A) :

Human diet should compulsorily contain Glycrine, Serine and

Tyrosin.

Reason (R) :

Essential amino acids cannot be synthesised in the human body.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct

explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct

explanation of A

(d) A is false but R is true

Q149 Assertion (A) :

The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone.

Reason (R) :

Air descends in the centre of the cyclone.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct

explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct

explanation of A

(d) A is false but R is true

Q150 Assertion (A) :

An iron ball floats on mercury but gets immersed in water.

Reason (R) :

The specific gravity of iron is more than that of mercury.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct

explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct

explanation of A

(d) A is false but R is true

ANS –

1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. B 12. C 13. D 14. B 15. B 16. A 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. D
21. A 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. B 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. D 36. A 37. C 38. C 39. B 40. C
41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. B 46. A 47. C 48. B 49. D 50. B 51. B 52. C 53. B 54. D 55. B 56. C 57. A 58. D 59. B 60. A
61. D 62. A 63. B 64. C 65. D 66. C 67. B 68. A 69. D 70. B 71. B 72. D 73. C 74. A 75. D 76. C 77. A 78. A 79. B 80. A
81. B 82. D 83. A 84. D 85. A 86. B 87. C 88. B 89. A 90. B 91. C 92. D 93. B 94. D 95. B 96. D 97. C 98. C 99. C 100. A101.A102.A103.C104.B105.C106.D107.D108.C109.D110.A111.C112.D113.A114.C115.D116.D117.B118.D119.A120.B121.C122.3.D124.B125.D126.D127.A128.B129.C130.B131.C132.C133.B134.C135.A136.C137.D138.C139.C140.B141.C142.C143.D144.A145.A146.C147.C148.D149.B150.C

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