Question Paper (2001)

1. Consider the following statements:

Most magmas are a combination of liquid, solid and gas.
Water vapour and carbon dioxide are the principal gases dissolved in magma.
Basaltic magma is hotter than the silicic magma.
The magma solidified between sedimentary rocks in a horizontal position is known as dike.

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4

2. Consider the following schemes launched by the Union Government:

Antyodaya Anna
Gram Sadak Yojana
Sarvapriya
Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana

Which of these were announced in the year 2000?

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 4

3. Match List I with List Ii and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I List II

(Books) (Author)

A. The Struggle in 1. Lech Walesa

My Life

B. The Struggle and 2. Nelson Mandela

the Triumph

C. Friends and Foes 3. Leonid Brezhnev

D. Rebirth 4. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Sheikh Mujibur

Rehman

Codes:

(a) A B C D

1 2 5 3

(b) A B C D

2 1 5 3

1 2 3 4

(d) A B C D

2 1 3 4

4. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in increasing order of molecular weights of the hydrocarbons?

(a) Methane, ethane, propane and butane

(b) Propane, butane, ethane and methane

(d) Butane, propane, ethane and methane

5. Which organelle in the Cell, other than nucleus, contains DNA?

(a) Centriole

(b) Golgi apparatus

(d) Mitochondrion

6. Hoysala monuments are found in

(a) Hampi and Hospet

(b) Halebid and Belur

(d) Sringeri and Dharwar

7. Consider the following statements regarding the earthquakes:

1. The intensity of earthquake is measured on Mercalli Scale.

2. The magnitude of an earthquake is a measure of energy released.

3. Earthquake magnitudes are based on direct measurements of the amplitude of seismic waves.

4. In the Richter Scale, each whole number demonstrates a hundredfold increase in the amount of energy released.

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4

8. Match List 1 with List Ii and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I List II

(Achievement in genetics) (Scientists)

A. Discovery of 1. Khurana Transduction and Conjugation in bacteria

B. Establishing the 2. Kornberg Sex-linked Inheritance

C. Isolation of 3. Lederberg DNA polymerase fromE. Coli

D. Establishing the 4. Morgan complete genetic code

5. Ochoa

Codes:

(a) A B C D

4 3 2 1

(b) A B C D

3 4 1 5

4 3 1 5

(d) A B C D

3 4 2 1

9. Which Article of the Constitution provides that it shall be the endeavour of every state to provide adequate facility for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education?

(a) Article 349 (b) Article 350

10. “Athlete’s Foot” is a disease caused by

(a) Bacteria (b) Fungus

11. In the eye donation, which part of the eye is transplanted from the donor?

(a) Cornea (b) Lens

12. Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines?

(a) Haider Ali (b) Mir Qasim

13. A great landslide caused by an earthquake killed hundreds of people in January 2001 near

(a) San Salvador (b) San Jose

14. Most guitarists are bearded males. If a represents all males, B represents bearded males and C represents all male guitarists, then the correct diagram for their relation (shaded portion) is

15.

In the above map, the black marks show the distribution of

(a) Asbestos (b) Gypsum

16. Consider the following factors regarding an industry:

1. Capital investments

2. Business turnover

3. Labour force

4. Power consumption

Which of these determine the nature and size of the industry?

(a) 1, 3and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 4

17. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

(a) India’s first technicolour film Jhansi Ki Rani

(b) India’s first 3-D film My Dear Kuttichathan

(d) India’s first actress to win the Bharat Ratna Meena Kumari

18. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I List II

(Dancer) (Dancer)

A. Kalamandalam Kshemavaty 1. Kathakali

B. Kottakkal Sivaraman 2. Manipuri

C. Lakshmi Viswanathan 3. Mohiniattam

D. N. Madhabi Devi 4. Bharatanatyam

Codes:

(a) A B C D

1 3 2 4

(b) A B C D

3 1 4 2

1 3 4 2

(d) A B C D

3 1 2 4

19. A man whose blood group is not known meets with a serious accident and needs blood transfusion immediately. Which one of the blood groups mentioned below and readily available in the hospital will be safe for transfusion?

(a) O, Rh^-(b) O, Rh⁺

20. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I List II

(Bhakti Saint) (Profession)

A. Namdev 1. Barber

B. Kabir 2. Weaver

C. Ravidas 3. Tailor

D. Sena 4. Cobbler

21. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds

(a) prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth

(b) reflect back the heat given off by earth

(d) absorb heat from the atmosphere and send it towards earth

22.

In the above figure, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral, AB = BC and ÐBAC = 70⁰, then Ð ADC is

(a) 40⁰(b) 80⁰

23. Which one of the following weather conditions is indicated by a sudden fall in barometer reading?

(a) Stormy weather

(b) Calm weather

(d) Hot and sunny weather

24. The most appropriate measure of a country’s economic growth is its

(a) Gross Domestic Product

(b) Net Domestic Product

(d) Per Capita Real Income

25. The Supreme Court of India tenders advice to the President on a matter of law or fact

(a) on its own initiative

(b) only if he seeks such advice

(d) only if the issue poses a threat to the unity and integrity of the country

26. Falun Gong is

(a) an ethnic minority in Eastern China

(b) an insurgency outfit in Western China

(d) a spiritual movement in China

27. “Metastasis” is the process by which

(a) cells divide rapidly under the influence of drugs

(b) cancer cells spread through the blood or lymphatic system to other sites or organs

(d) cancer cells are successfully inhibited to divide any further

28. The Hunter Commission was appointed after the

(a) black-hole incident

(b) Jalianwallabagh masscre

(d) Partition of Bengal

29. Who is the scientist in whose honour the “Chandra” X-ray telescope has been named?

(a) Chandrasekhar Venkat Raman

(b) Jagdish Chandra Bose

(d) Subramanyan Chandrasekhar

30. The mass of a body on earth is 100 kg (accelertion due to gravity ge = 10m/s²). If acceleration due to gravity on the moon is (ge/6), then the mass of the body on the moon is

(a) 100/6 kg (b) 60 kg

31. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I List II

(Term) (Explanation)

A. Fiscal deficit 1. Excess of Total Expenditure over Total Receipts

B. Budget deficit 2. Excess of Revenue Expenditure over Revenue Receipts

C. Revenue deficit 3. Excess of Total Expenditure over Total Receipts less Borrowings

D.Primary deficit 4.Excess of Total Expenditure over Total Receipt less borrowing and interest payments

Codes:

(a) A B C D

3 1 2 4

(b) A B C D

4 3 2 1

1 3 2 4

(d) A B C D

3 1 4 2

33. Consider the following organizations:

1. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

2. International Finance Corporation

3. International Fund for Agricultural Development

4. International Monetary Fund

Which of these are agencies of the United Nations?

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3

34. In an atom, the order of filling up of the orbitals is governed by

(a) Aufbau principle

(b) Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle

(d) Pauli’s exclusion principle

35. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

List I List II

(Person) (Achievement)

A. Deep Sen Gupta 1. India’s youngest International Master in The Sangli International Chess Tournament, 2000

B. P. Harikrishna 2. The first Indian ever to Win a gold in discuss in The World Junior Athletic Championship

In Santiago, 2000

C. Seema Antil 3. Won the title in the Asian Junior Chess Tournament in Mumbai, 2000

D. Tejas bakre 4. Won the under-12 title In the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, 2000

Codes:

(a) A B C D

4 3 2 1

(b) A B C D

2 4 1 3

4 1 2 3

(d) A B C D

2 1 3 4

36. Under the permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was

(a) The Zamindars were trusted by the farmers

(b) There was no official check upon the Zamindars

(d) The farmers were not interested in getting pattas

37. If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the

(a) Equator

(b) Tropic of Cancer

(d) North Pole

38. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I List II

(Person) (Distinguished as)

A. Santosh Yadav 1. T. V. host

B. Oprah Winfrey 2. Journalist

C. Oscar Wilde 3. Mountaineer

D. P. Sainath 4. Dramatist andAuthor

Codes:

(a) A B C D

3 1 4 2

(b) A B C D

1 3 2 4

3 1 2 4

(d) A B C D

1 3 4 2

39.

In the shaded area of the above map, the mean temperature for the month of July varies between

(a) 22.5⁰C-25.0⁰C

(b) 25.0⁰C-27.5⁰C

(d) 30.0⁰C-32.5⁰C

40. The Union Budget 2000 awarded a Tax Holiday for the North-Eastern Region to promote industrialization for

(a) 5 years (b) 7 years

41. Consider the following statements:

1. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835.

2. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programmes.

3. Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women’s education

4. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodaya Samaj to work among refuges

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3

42. An aqueous solution of copper sulphate is acidic in nature because the salt undergoes

(a) dialysis (b) electrolysis

43. Consider the following taxes:

1. Corporation tax 2. Customs duty

3. Wealth Tax 4. Excise duty

44. The Mongols under Genghis Khan invaded India during the reign of

(a) Balban

(b) Feroz Tughlaq

(d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

45. Consider the following statements:

A simple pendulum is set into oscillation. Then

1. the acceleration is zero when the bob passes through the mean position

2. in each cycle the bob attains a given velocity twice

3. both acceleration and velocity of the bob and zero when it reaches its extreme position during its oscillation

4. the amplitude of oscillation of the simple pendulum decreases with time

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3and 4

46. Anand must be a vegetarian because he is a Buddhist

The argument assumes that

(a) most Buddhists are vegetarians

(b) all Buddhists are vegetarians

(d) Most vegetarians are Buddhists

47. The high density of population in Nile Valley and Island of Java is primarily due to

(a) intensive agriculture

(b) industrialization

(d) topographic constraints

48. The largest share of Foreign Direct Investment (1997-2000) went to

(a) Food and food-product sector

(b) Engineering sector

(d) Services sector

49. Which one of the following duties is NOT performed by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?

(a) To audit and report on all expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India

(b) To audit and report on all expenditure from the Contingency Funds and Public Accounts

(d) To control the receipt and issue of public money, and to ensure that the public revenue is lodged in the exchequer

50. Consider the following statements with reference to the Periodic Table of chemical elements:

1. Ionisation potential gradually decreases along a period

2. In a group of elements, electron affinity decreases as the atomic weight increases

3. In a given period, electronegativity decreases as the atomic number increases.

Which of these statement(s) is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

51.Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I List II

(Substance) (Physiological role)

A. Ptyalin 1. Converts Angiotensinogen in Blood into angiotensin

B. Pepsin 2. Digests starch

C. Renin 3. Digests proteins

D. Oxytocin 4. Hydrolyses fats