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1.        Match List –I (Institute) with List –II (Located At) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List-I           (Institute)  

a.. Indian Institute of Geomagnetism                                                               

b. International Advanced Research  Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials

c. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History

d. Tropical Forestry Research Institute

               

List –II (Located At)

1.     Coimbatore

2.     Mumbai

3.     Jabalpur

4.     Hyderabad

 

Codes:

a. A–2   B-3    C-1    D-4

b. A-1     B-4    C-2    D-3

c. A-2     B-4    C-1    D-3

d. A-1     B-3    C-2    D-4

 

2.        Consider the following statements:

1.        Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research uses fast reactor technology.

2.        Atomic Minerals Directorate for Research and Exploration is engaged in heavy water production.

3.        Indian Rare Earths Limited is engaged in the manufacture of Zircon for India ’s Nuclear Programme beside other rare earth products.

 

Which of the statement s given above are correct?

a.        1, 2 and 3

b.       1 and 2

c.        1 and 3

d.       2 and 3

 

3.        Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a. Reinhold Messner                             : Computer Technology

b. Harlow Shapley                                : Astronomy

c. Gregor Mendel                                 : Hereditary Theory

d. Godfrey Hounsfield                          : CT Scan

 

4.        Consider the following international languages:

1.        Arabic

2.        French

3.        Spanish

 

The correct sequence of the languages given above in the decreasing order of the number of their speakers is

a.        3-1-2

b.       1-3-2

c.        3-2-1

d.       1-2-3

 

5.Who among the following was never the Lok Sabha Speaker?

a. K.V.K. Sundaram

b. G.S. Dhillon

c. Baliram Bhagat

  d. Hukum Singh

 

6.Two cars X and Y start from two places A and B respectively which are 700 km apart at 9 a.m. Both the cars run at an average speed of 60 km/hr. Car X stops at 10a.m. and again starts at 11 a.m. while the other car Y continues to run without stopping. When do the two cars cross each other?

a.2:40 p.m.

b.3:20 p.m.

c.4:10 p.m.

d.4:20 p.m.

 

7.In a question of a test paper, there are five i9tems each under List-A and List-B. The examinees are required to match each item under List-A with its corresponding correct item under List-B. Further, it is given that

i.                     no examine has given the correct answer

ii.                    answer of no two examinees are identical

What is the maximum number of examinees who took this test?

a.24

b.26

c.119

d.129

 

The details given below relate to the FOUR items that follow:

Amit wishes to buy a magazine. Four magazines-one each on politics, sports, science and films are available to choose from. They are edited by Feroz, Gurbaksh, Swami and Ila (not necessarily in that order). Further, it is given that

(i).Dev Publishers have published the magazine edited by Feroz

(ii).the magazine on politics is published by Aryan Publishers

(iii).the magazine on films is edited by Swami and is not published by Charan Publishers

(iv).the magazine on science is edited by Ila

 

For the following four items, select the correct answer:

 

8.The magazine on science is published by

a. Aryan Publishers

b. Bharat Publishers

c. Charan Publishers

d. Dev Publishers

 

9.The magazine on sports is

a. edited by Feroz

b. edited by Gurbaksh

c. published by Bharat Publishers

d. published by Charan Publishers

 

10.The magazine on films is

a. published by Dev Publishers

b. published by Bharat Publishers

c. edited by Gurbaksh

d. published by Charan Publishers

 

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11.The magazine on politics is

a. edited by Ila

b. edited by Gurbaksh

c. published by Dev Publishers

d. published by Charan Publishers

 

12.Match List-I (Distinguished Ladies) with List-II (Area of work) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

                List-I     (Distinguished Ladies)

A. Jhumpa Lahiri

B. Sunita Narain

C. Naina Lal Kidwai

D. Ravina Raj Kohli

 

                List-II      (Area of work)

1.Science and environment

2.Novel-writing

3.Film industry

4.Banking

5.Television media

 

                Codes:

a. A-4     B-5     C-3     D-1

b. A-2     B-1     C-4     D-5

c. A-4     B-1     C-3     D-5

d. A-2     B-5     C-4     D-1

 

13.Which one of the following does not border Panama ?

a. Costa Rica

b. Pacific Ocean

c. Colombia

d. Venezuela

 

14.A and B start from the same point and in the same direction at 7 a.m. to walk around a rectangular field 400m *300m. A and B walk at the rate of 3 km/hr and 2.5 km/hr respectively. How many times shall they cross each other if they continue to walk till 12:30 p.m.?

a. Not even once

b. Once

c. Twice

d. Thrice

 

15.Match List-I (Beaches in India ) with List-II (States) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

                List-I      (Beaches in India )

A.      Gopnath Beach

B.       Lawsons Bay Beach

C.       Devbagh Beach

D.      Sinquerim Beach

 

List-II 1.        Andhra Pradesh

2.        Kerala

3.        Gujarat

4.        Goa

5.        Karnataka

 

Codes:

a. A-5     B-4     C-2     D-1

b. A-3     B-1     C-5     D-4

c. A-5     B-1     C-2     D-4

d. A-3     B-4     C-5     D-1

 

16.A car is running on a road at a uniform speed of 60 km/hr. The net resultant force on the car is

a. driving force in the direction of car’s motion

b. resistance force opposite to the direction of car’s motion

c. an inclined force

d. equal to zero

 

17.Match List-I (Biosphere Reserves) with List-II (States) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

                List-I    (Biosphere Reserves)

A.      Similipal

B.       Dehong Deband

C.       Nokrek

D.      Kanchenjunga

 

List-II (states)

1.        Sikkim

2.        Uttaranchal

3.        Arunachal Pradesh

4.        Orissa

5.        Meghalaya

 

Codes:

a. A-1     B-3     C-5      D-4

a. A-4     B-5     C-2      D-1

a. A-1     B-5     C-2      D-4

a. A-4     B-3     C-5      D-1

 

18.Amongest the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover?

a. Sikkim

b. Goa

c. Haryana

d. Kerala

 

19.How many three-digit even numbers are there such that 9 comes as a succeeding digit in any number only when 7 is the preceding digit and 7 is the succeeding digit?

a.120

b.210

c.365

d.405

 

20.Match List-I (Sports-person) with List-II (Sport/Game) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

                List-I      (Sports-person)

A.      Shikha Tandon

B.       Ignace Tirkey

C.       Pankaj Advani

D.      Rohan Bopanna

 

List-II     (Sport/Game)        

1.        Badminton

2.        Swimming

3.        Lawn Tennis

4.        Snooker

5.        Hockey

 

Codes:

a. A-3     B-5     C-4     D-2

b. A-2     B-4     C-1     D-3

c. A-3     B-4     C-1     D-2

d. A-2     B-5     C-4     D-3

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