BIOLOGY

1. Photosynthesis takes place faster in
A. yellow light
B. white light
C. red light
D. darkness
Ans - B

2. Nucleus, the genetic material containing rounded body in each cell, was first discovered in 1831 by
A. Robert Hooke
B. Robert Brown
C. Rudolf Virchow
D. Theodore Schwann
Ans - B

3. Primary phloem develops from
A. lateral meristem
B. protoderm
C. extrastelar cambium
D. provascular tissue
Ans - D

4. Other than spreading malaria, anopheles mosquitoes are also vectors of
A. dengue fever
B. filariasis
C. encephalitis
D. yellow fever
Ans - B
 
5. Plants that grow in saline water are called
A. halophytes
B. hydrophytes
C. mesophytes
D. thallophytes
Ans - A

6. Pyorrhoea is a disease of the
A. nose
B. gums
C. heart
D. lungs
Ans - B

7. O2 released in the process of photosynthesis comes from
A. CO2
B. water
C. sugar
D. pyruvic acid
Ans - B

8. Placenta is the structure formed
A. by the union of foetal and uterine tissue
B. by foetus only
C. by fusion of germ layers
D. None of these
Ans - A
 
9. Plants hormone that induces cell division is
A. auxins
B. gibberellins
C. kinins
D. domins
Ans - C

10. Neurospora is used as genetic material because
A. it has short life cycle of 10 days
B. the product of single meiosis can be easily analysed
C. meiotic products are linearly arranged in the form of ordered tetrads
D. is a diploid fungus
Ans - A

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CHEMISTRY

[1] The main use of salt in the diet is to
A. make the taste of food better
B. produce in small amounts the hydrochloric acid required for the digestion of food
C. ease the process of cooking
D. increase the solubility of food particles in water
Ans - B

[2] The monomer of polythene is
A. vinyl chloride
B. ethylene
C. ethyl alcohol
D. None of the above
Ans - B

[3] The luster of a metal is due to
A. its high density
B. its high polishing
C. its chemical inertness
D. presence of free electrons
Ans - D

[4] The number of water molecules present in a drop of water (volume 0.0018 ml) at room temperature is
A. 1.568 x 103
B. 6.023 x 1019
C. 4.84 x 1017
D. 6.023 x 1023
Ans - B

[5] The most malleable metal is
A. platinum
B. silver
C. iron
D. gold
Ans - D

[6] The oil used in the froth floatation process is
A. coconut oil
B. olive oil
C. kerosene oil
D. pine oil
Ans - D

[7] The number of waves in n x 10th Bohr's orbit are
A. n2
B. n
C. n-2
D. n3
Ans - B

[8] The mass of one Avogadro number of helium atom is
A. 1.00 gram
B. 4.00 gram
C. 8.00 gram
D. 4 x 6.02 x 1023 gram
Ans - B

[9] The items amenable to detection by soft x-rays are
A. contrabands
B. lead in bullets
C. narcotics
D. genuine coins from counterfeit coins
Ans - D

[10] The material which can be deformed permanently by heat and pressure is called a
A. thermoplastic
B. thermoset
C. chemical compound
D. polymer
Ans - B

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PHYSICS

[1] Metals are good conductors of electricity because
A. they contain free electrons
B. the atoms are lightly packed
C. they have high melting point
D. All of the above
Ans - A
 
[2] Let a thin capillary tube be replaced with another tube of insufficient length then, we find water
A. will overflow
B. will not rise
C. depressed
D. change its meniscus
Ans - B

[3] Out of the following pairs, choose the pair in which the physical quantities do not have identical dimension?
A. Pressure and Young's modules
B. Planck's constant and Angular momentum
C. Impulse and moment of force
D. Force and rate of change of linear momentum
Ans - C

[4] If two bodies of different masses, initially at rest, are acted upon by the same force for the same time, then the both bodies acquire the same
A. velocity
B. momentum
C. acceleration
D. kinetic energy
Ans - B

[5] Pick out the scalar quantity
A. force
B. pressure
C. velocity
D. acceleration
Ans - B

[6] Rectifiers are used to convert
A. Direct current to Alternating current
B. Alternating current to Direct current
C. high voltage to low voltage
D. low voltage to high voltage
Ans - B

[7]  Out of the following, which is not emitted by radioactive substance?
A. Electrons
B. Electromagnetic radiations
C. Alpha particles
D. Neutrons
Ans - D

[8] Sound waves in air are
A. transverse
B. longitudinal
C. electromagnetic
D. polarised
Ans - B

[9] Magnetism at the centre of a bar magnet is
A. minimum
B. maximum
C. zero
D. minimum or maximum
Ans - C

[10] It is more difficult to walk on a sandy road than on a concrete road because
A. sand is soft and concreter is hard
B. the friction between sand and feet is less than that between concrete and feet
C. the friction between sand and feet is more than that between concrete and feet
D. the sand is grainy but concrete is smooth
Ans - B

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GS QUIZ

[1] Bromine is a
A. black solid
B. red liquid
C. colourless gas
D. highly inflammable gas
Ans - B

[2] The hardest substance available on earth is
A. Gold
B. Iron
C. Diamond
D. Platinum
Ans - C

[3] The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant material is
A. bitumen
B. anthracite
C. lignite
D. peat
Ans - D

[4] Tetraethyl lead is used as
A. pain killer
B. fire extinguisher
C. mosquito repellent
D. petrol additive
Ans - D

[5]  Which of the following is used as a lubricant?
A. Graphite
B. Silica
C. Iron Oxide
D. Diamond
Ans - A

[6] The inert gas which is substituted for nitrogen in the air used by deep sea divers for breathing, is
A. Argon
B. Xenon
C. Helium
D. Krypton
Ans - C
 
[7] The gases used in different types of welding would include
A. oxygen and hydrogen
B. oxygen, hydrogen, acetylene and nitrogen
C. oxygen, acetylene and argon
D. oxygen and acetylene
Ans - D

[8] The property of a substance to absorb moisture from the air on exposure is called
A. osmosis
B. deliquescence
C. efflorescence
D. desiccation
Ans - B

[9] In which of the following activities silicon carbide is used?
A. Making cement and glass
B. Disinfecting water of ponds
C. cutting very hard substances
D. Making casts for statues
Ans - C

[10] The average salinity of sea water is
A. 3%
B. 3.5%
C. 2.5%
D. 2%
Ans - B 

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GS QUIZ

[1] 'Kathakali' is a folk dance prevalent in which state?
A. Karnataka
B. Orissa
C. Kerala
D. Manipur
Ans - C

[2] Which of the following dances is a solo dance?
A. Ottan Thullal
B. Kuchipudi
C. Yakshagana
D. Odissi
Ans - A

[3] The National Anthem was first sung in the year
A. 1911
B. 1913
C. 1936
D. 1935
Ans - A

[4] Thillana is a format of
A. Kuchipudi
B. Odissi
C. Baharatanatyam
D. Kathak
Ans - C

[5] 'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Bihar
Ans - D

[6] Kathak is a classical dance of
A. North India
B. Tamilnadu
C. Manipur
D. Kerala
Ans - A

[7] The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at
A. Mumbai
B. Chennai
C. New Delhi
D. Kolkata
Ans - C

[8] The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was
A. Kathakali
B. Odissi
C. Kathak
D. Bharatanatyam
Ans - D

[9] The last Mahakumbh of the 20th century was held at
A. Nasik
B. Ujjain
C. Allahabad
D. Haridwar
Ans - D

[10] The National Song of India was composed by
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Bankim Chandra Chatterji
C. Iqbal
D. Jai Shankar Prasad
Ans - B

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INDIAN ECONOMY

[1] If all the banks in an economy are nationalized and converted into a monopoly bank, the total deposits
A. will decrease
B. will increase
C. will neither increase nor decrease
D. None of the above
Ans -  C

[2] India changed over to the decimal system of coinage in
A. April 1995
B. April 1957
C. April 1958
D. April 1959
Ans -  B

[3] The association of the rupee with pound sterling as the intervention currency was broken in
A. 1990
B. 1991
C. 1992
D. 1993
Ans -  C

[4] On which one of the followings is the benefits received principle of taxation to achieve optimality bases?
A. Marginal benefit received
B. Total benefit received
C. Average benefit received
D. Ability to pay for the benefit
Ans - D
 
[5] One of the reasons for India's occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that
A. investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries
B. productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture
C. ceiling on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay with agriculture
D. people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development
Ans -  A

[6] Gross domestic capital formation is defined as
A. flow of expenditure devoted to increased or maintaining of the capital stock
B. expenditure incurred on physical assets only
C. production exceeding demand
D. net addition to stock after depreciation
Ans - D

[7] On July 12, 1982, the ARDC was merged into
A. RBI
B. NABARD
C. EXIM Bank
D. None of the above
Ans - B

[8] Which of the following is the most appropriate cause of exports surplus?
A. Country's exports promotion value
B. Country's stringent import policy
C. Developments in national and international markets
D. None of the above
Ans - C

[9] If the cash reserve ratio is lowered by the RBI, its impact on credit creation will be to
A. increase it
B. decrease it
C. no impact
D. None of the above
Ans - A

[10] Which of the following items would not appear in a company's balance sheet?
A. Value of stocks of raw materials held
B. Total issued capital
C. Revenue from sales of the company's products
D. Cash held at the bank
Ans - C

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INDIAN HISTORY

[1] Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?
A. China
B. Germany
C. Italy
D. Japan
Ans - D 

[2] We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of
A. Cartius
B. Trajan
C. Nero
D. Brutus
Ans - B

[3] The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with
A. Central Asia
B. Iran
C. Greece
D. China
Ans - C

[4] Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of
I. brahman
II. purusha
III. prakriti
IV. satya
V. achyuta
VI. aniruddha
A. I, II, III, IV and V
B. II, III, IV, V and VI
C. I, II, IV, V and VI
D. I, III, IV, V and VI
Ans - D

[5] The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as
A. Walashahi
B. Barawardi
C. JCumaki
D. Dakhili
Ans - D

[6] The treaty of Mangalore was signed between
A. the English East India Company and Haidar Ali
B. the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan
C. Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut
D. the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan
Ans - B

[7] To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated
A. Ghurids
B. Arabs
C. Karkotakas
D. Hindushahis
Ans - D

[8] To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mainly belonged?
A. Lawyers
B. Teachers
C. Journalists
D. All of the above
Ans - D

[9] The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in
A. Palamoli
B. Aruvanad
C. Pattinappalai
D. Padirrupattu
Ans - C

[10] Todar Mal was associated with
A. music
B. literature
C. land revenue reforms
D. law
Ans - C

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