1. ‘India Today’ is
a. A staggering mass of problems
b. Former British Indian minus Pakistan and Bangla -desh
c. A news magazine mainly devoted to current affairs
d.The Union of India,a member of United Nations

2. The book ‘it was Five Past Midnight’ is on
a. Bhuj Earthquake
b. Orissa Floods
c. Andhra Cyclone
d. Bhopal Gas Tragedy

3. Teen Bigha Corridor links
a. India and Pakistan
b. India and China
c.Bangladesh and Pakistan
d.Bangladesh and India

4. What is the field in which outstanding work may be recognized with the award of Pulitzer Prize?
a. Science and Technology
b. Literature and Journalism
c. International Understanding
d. Environmental Studies

5. The device used to change the speed of an electric fan is
a. Amplifier
b. Regulator
c. Switch
d. Rectifier

6. Namdhapa National Park is in
a. Mizoram
b. Manipur
c. Tripura
d. Arunachal Pradesh

7. Which scripture was called his ‘mother’ by Gandhiji?
a. Ramayana
b. The New Testament
c. Bhagwat Gita
d. The Holy Quran

8. On which the following rivers is the Tehri Hydropower Complex located?
a. Alakananda
b. Mandakini
c. Dhauli Ganga
d. Bhagirathi

9. CTBT stands for
a. Continued Test Ban Treaty
b. Continued Test Based Treatments
c. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
d. Commercial Test Based Tariff

10. Full form of MCA is
a. Ministry of Company Affairs
b. Master of Computer Application
c. Member Chartered Accountant
d. Master of Commerce and Arts

11. Rashtrapathi Bhavan was designed by
a. Edward Stone
b. Le Corbusier
c. Edwin Lutyens
d. Tarun Dutt

12. The Quit India Movement was launched in 1942 in the month of
a. January
b. March
c. August
d. December

13. Who is the first English President of the Indian National Congress?
a. George Yule
b. William Wedderburn
c. A.O.Hume
d. Henry Cotton

14. Which one of the following personalities is known as ‘Grand Old Man of India’?
a.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b.Dadabhai Naoroji
c. Motilal Nehru
d. Lala Lajpat Rai

15. Who wrote Akbarnama?
a. Akbar
b. Birbal
c. Abul Fazal
d. Bhagavan Das

16. The pledge for ‘Poorna Swaraj’ was taken at the Congress Session of
a.Calcutta
b.Lahore
c.Allahabad
d. Madras

17. When was Panchayati Raj System introduced in India?
a. 1950
b. 1945
c. 1959
d. 1962

18. Which Amendment of the Indian Constituion inserted the two words- ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ in the Preamble?
a. 28th
b. 40th
c. 42nd
d. 52nd

19. The Constitution of India came into force on 
a. 26th January, 1950
b. 26th January, 1952
c.15th August,1948
d.26th November, 1949

20. Who was the first Woman Governor of a State in the free India from out of the following?
a.Mrs.Sarojini Naidu
b.Mrs.Sucheta Kriplani
c.Mrs.Indira Gandhi
d.Mrs.Vijay Laxmi Pandit

21. Fog is an example of
a. Gas dispersed in gas
b. Liquid dispersed in gas
c. Solid dispersed in gas
d. Solid dispersed in liquid

22. Which from the following is a landlocked sea?
a. Timor Sea
b. Arafura Sea
c. Greenland Sea
d. Aral Sea

23. Which one of the following represent the lines joining the places of equal rainfall?
a.Isohypses
b.Isohalines
c.Isobars
d.Isohets

24. Equator represents
a. Line joining North and South Poles
b. Imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
c. A belt (ring) around the planet Saturn
d. Axis of rotation of Earth

25. Global Warming is expected to result in
a. Increase in level of sea
b. Change in crop pattern
c. Change in coast line
d. All of the above

26. Earth Summit (Save Earth) was sponsored by 
a. UNESCO
b. UNCED
c. WHO
d. UNICEF

27. If two commodities are complements, then their cross-price elasticity is
a. Zero
b. Positive
c. Negative
d. Imaginary number

28. Surplus earned by a factor other than land in the short period is referred to as
a. Economic rent
b. Net rent
c. Quasi-rent
d. Super-normal rent

29. Which from the following is not true when the interest rate in the economy goes up?
a. Savings increases
b. Lending decreases
c. Cost of production increases
d. Return on capital increase

30. Which one of the following is not a method of measurement of National Income?
a. Value Added Method
b. Income Method
c.Investment Method
d.Expenditure Method

31. Net national Product of a country is 
a. GDP minus depreciation allowances
b. GDP plus net income from abroad
c. GNP minus net income from abroad
d. GNP minus depreciation allowances