Group II - 2003 Paper

Group II – 2003 General Studies

1)The largest ground-nut producer in the world is
1. India 2 Sudan 3. Brazil 4. China
2.)Which nation possesses the largest cattle population in the world?
1.U.S.A 2. Australia 3. India 4. Denmark
3. )The largest producer of fish in the world is
1. China 2. Japan 3. U.S.A 4. Norway
4. )Which country is the leading producer of cement in the world?
1. India 2. USA 3. Britain 4. Japan
5. )Whlch countries are separated by the McMahon Line?
1. India and Pakistan 2. China and Tibet
3. India and China 4. India and Bangladesh
6. )Soil erosion in India occurs in almost all the states, but it is especially serious
along the coast of
1.Kerala 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Orissa 4. Karnataka
7. )What is the ideal temperature for the cultivation of wheat?
1. 200C to 250C 2. 150C to 20OC
3.100C to 150C 4. 250C to 30OC
8. )Which state is the leading producer of coconuts In India?
1. Assam 2 Kerala 3 Tamil Nadu 4 Karnataka
9.)Whlch state has the largest area under canal irrigation in terms of total acreage
1 Uttar Pradesh 2. Haryana 3. Bengal 4. Punjab
10.)Whlch state has the maximum length roads?
1 Madhya Pradesh 2. Bihar 3. Maharashtra 4. Punjab
11 . )The first postal stamp of India was released in 1837. Where was it released?
1.Karachi 2. Bombay 3 Dhaka 4. Rangoon
12.) In which state has the petro-chemical industry developed most in India?
1 West Bengal 2.Bihar 3. Gujarat 4. Tamil Nadu
13.) What percentage of the total population of the world lives in Asia?
1. About 30% 2. About 45% 3. About 55% 4. About 65%
14.) Which is the substance obtained on a commercial scale from sea water, besides
Sodium chloride?
1. Radium 2. Iodine 3. Thorium 4. Manganese
15.) In South-East Asia, the highest population density is found in
1. Vietnam 2. Cambodia 3. Malaysia 4 Indonesia
16.) India borrowed the idea of Directive Principles of State Policy from the
constitution of
1. The Weimer Republic of Germany 2. The Republic of Ireland
3. South Africa 4 None of the above.
17.) The Preamble to the Indian Constitution reads
1.We, the people people of India, adopt, enact and give to India this
Constitution
2.We, the members of the constituent Assembly adopt, enact and give to
ourselves this constitution.
3. We, the citizens of India adopt, enact and give ourselves this Constitution
4. We, the people of India in our Constituent Assembly, adopt, enact and give
to ourselves this Constitution.
18.) The ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity enshrined in the Preamble of the
constitution of India were adopted under the inspiration of
1. The French Revolution 2. The Russian Revolution
3. The American declaration of Independence 4. The U.N.O. Charter
19.)Which of the following is a vector quantity?
1. Mass 2. Time 3. Volume 4.Velocity
20.) Mechanical energy can be converted into
1. Light energy 2. Heat Energy 3. Electrical Energy 4. All the above
21.) The working of rockets is based on the principle of
1. Electricity 2. Kepler's law
3. Newton's law 4. Conservation of Momentum
22.) The most abundantly found metal in the human body is
1. Iron 2. Sodium 3. Calcium 4. Magnesium
23.) The vitamin responsible for blood clotting is
1. A 2. B12 3. C 4. K
24.) The hormone which regulates blood pressure is
1. Thyroxine 2. Insulin 3. Pituitrin 4. Adrenaline
25.) The study of fungi is called
1. Genetics 2. Mycology 3. Algae 4. Physiology
26.)Virus is a
1. Protein 2. Carbohydrate 3. Nucleus 4. Nucleoprotein
27.) Cancer is caused
1. Virus 2. Bacteria 3. Fungi 4. Algae
28.) Which one of the following is a sedentary animal?
1. Cobra 2. Cow 3. Horse 4. Sponge
29.) Red blood cells are formed in
1. The Thyroid 2. The Adrenal 3. Bone Marrow 4. Thymus
30.) Whales belong to the class
1. Mammalia 2. Reptilla 3. Fishes 4. Amphibia



31.)Rabies is caused by
1. The bite of a dog 2. The bite of mosquito
3. Deficiency of Vitamin B1 and Bl2 .
4. Deficiency of calcium
32. )Alexander defeated Porus in the battle of
1. Pushkalavathi 2.Taxila 3. Hydapses 4. Rajgriha
33.) English education in India was introduced by
1. Lord Curzon 2.Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Lord Macaulay 4. Lord Dalhousie
34.) The Crown took over the Government of India by
1. The Charter Act of 1833 2. The Act of 1858
3. The Indian Council Act of 1861 4. Pitt's India Act 1784
35.) Jallianwalla Bagh firing took place in
1. Delhi 2. Calcutta 3. Bombay 4. Amritsar
36.) Who said ''Swaraj is my birthright?
1. Gandhiji 2. Tilak 3. Pandit Nehru 4. S.C. Bose
37.)The Taj Mahal was built by
1. Jahangir 2. Akbar 3. Shershah 4. Shahjahan
38.) Who was the Prime Minister of England when the Indian Independence Act
was passed?
1. Attlee 2. Churchill 3. Macmillan 4. Lloyd George
39.) The name 'Pakistan' was coined by
1. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 2. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
3. Mohammad Iqbal 4. Azad
40.) The Cabinet Mission was sent to India
1. To suppress communal riots
2. To determine the boundaries of India and Pakistan
3. To find a solution to the constitutional problem
4. To preach Christianity in India
41.) Who was the last Governor General of India?
1. Rajaji 2. Lord Mounbatten 3. Rajendra Prasad 4. Mavlankar
42.) Who is known as 'Deshbandhu'?
1. Narendfa Dev 2. Pandit Nehru 3. C.R.Das 4. Gokhale
43.) The location of a place is determined by
1. The noon at the place 2. The night at the place
3. Evening 4. None of the above
44.) The southern super continent is called
1. Angara land 2. Gondwana land 3.Africa 4. None of the above
45.) Terra rossa is a type of
1. lake 2. Coral 3. Soil 4. Fish
46.) The Earth's circumference measures
1. 40,000 km 2. 32,000' km 3.24,000km 4.48,000km
47.)Among the planets of the solar system, in terms of size, the earth is the
1. 4th largest planet 2. 2nd largest planet
3. 6th largest planet 4. 5th largest planet
48.) Socialist patterned comes through
1. Free economy 2. Mixed economy 3. Public sector 4. Private sector
49.) Which one of the following is not a feature of a developing economy
1. High rate of unemployment 2. High rate of population growth
3. High rate of capital formation 4. Widespread poverty
50.) In recent years, the Indian Economy has been characterized as a
1. Developed economy 2. Developing economy
3. Backward economy 4. Stagnant economy
51. )'Subsidies' means
1. Payment by Government for purchase of goods and services
2. Payment by the business sector to factors of production
3. Payment by shareholders
4. Payment by Government to the business sector
52.) The ''tertiary sector'' of an economy refers to
1. Agriculture 2. Industrial sector
3. Service sector 4. Social sector
53.) Expenditure of defence is an item of
1. Public investment 2. Private investment
3. Private consumption 4. Public consumption
54.) The Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution was headed by
1. B.N.Rau 2. Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
3. K.M.Munshi 4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
55.) A jet engine works according to the princlple of
1. Mass 2. Energy 3. Linear Momentum 4.Angular Momentum
56.) A liquid metal is
1. Mercury 2. Aluminum 3. Sodium 4. Cadmium
57.) Baking soda is
1. Sodium carbonate 2. Sodium Bicarbonate
3. Calcium carbonate 4. Sodium Thiosulfate
58.)The gas used in the fire extinguishers is
1. Carbon monoxide 2. Carbon dioxide
3. Hydrogen 4. Sulphur Dioxide
59.) Vinegar is
1 . Picric acid 2. Oxalic Acid 3.Acetic Acid 4.Carbolic Acid

60.) Algae come under the division
1. Thallophyta 2. Bryophyta
3. Pteridophyta 4. Gymnosperm
61.) Riccia is commonly called
1. Moss 2. Green mold 3. Livers wort 4. Smut
62.) Transpiration through leaves is called
1. Stomatal transpiration 2. Circular Transpiration
3. Lenticular transpiration 4. Guttation
63. ) Copper is a
1. Micro-nutrient 2. Macro-nutrient 3. Tracer Element 4. Cation
64. ) The enzyme present in human saliva is
1. Ranin 2.Protease 3. Amylase 4. Lipase
65. ) Haemoglobin is a/an
1. Enzyme 2. Sugar 3. Lipid 4. Protein in the RBC
66.) Which one of the following is excreted in urine normally?
1. Sugar 2. Creatin 3. Protein 4. Fat
67.) Malaria is caused by the parasite
1 . Mosquito 2. Plasmodium 3. Entamoeba 4. Trypanosoma
68.) The Hindu ruler who defeated Mohammad of Ghori was
1 . Prithvi raj 2. Jayachandra 3. Lalitaditya 4.Vidyadhara
69.) Din-i-illahi was
1. an idea 2. Akbar’s religion 3. A mosque 4. Aurangzebs policy
70.) The Swaraj Party was formed by
1.C.R.DaS 2. Pandit Nehru 3.Gandhiji 4. S.C. Bose
71.) The first Indian National Congress session was held at
1. Madras 2. Delhi 3. Bombay 4. Calcutta
72.) The Home Rule League of Annie Besant was founded in 1916 at.
1. Bombay 2. Calcutta 3. Madras 4. Delhi
73.) Sandy desert is known also as
1. Erg 2. Reg 3. Drumlin 4. Serir
74.) Doldrum is
1. Low pressure belt 2. High pressure belt
3. No pressure belt 4. Cyclonic belt
75.) Which local wild is known as 'the doctor'?
1 Bora 2. Simon 3. Harmattan 4 Chinook
76.) India is the largest producer of
1. Rice 2. Groundnut 3. Cotton 4.Tobacco
77.) Lake Volta is a part of
1.Ghana 2. Burki na Faso 3. Ivory Coast 4. Toga

78.) Which of the following is the cause of inequalities of income?
1. Unemployment 2. Depression in industry
3. concentration of economic power 4. Difference in standard of living
79.) Disguised unemployment refers to
1. Persons with no Jobs
2. More persons employed for a Job, which a few can accomplish
3. Unemployment of women
4. Unemployment of people above 60 years
80.) Inflation is caused by
1. Increase in money supply 2. Decrease In population
3. Decrease in production 4. (1) and (3)
81.) The creation of a joint sector was recommended by the
1. Raj Committee 2. New Industrial Policy
3. Dutta Committee 4. Hazari Committee
82.) In India, the largest number of workers are employed in the
1. Sugar Industry 2. Iron and Steel Industry
3. Cotton and Textile 4. Jute Industry
83.) Which of the following is not a basic industry?
1. iron and Steel 2. Fertilizers 3. Paper 4. Cement
84.) Which of the following is the most important source of revenue for the states
in India?
1. Sales tax 2. Customs duties 3. Land revenue 4. Profession tax 85. Which of the following taxes is the largest source of revenue for the
Government of India?
1. Excise duties 2. Corporation taxes 3. Customs duties 4. Income tax
86.) The largest rice producing state in India is
1. West Bengal 2. Kerala 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Bihar
87.) The Indian Constitution came into force on
1. November 26, 1949 2. August 25, 1945
3. August 15, 1947 4. January, 26, 1950
88.) How many states are there in India?
1. Fifteen 2. Twenty-one 3. Twenty-five 4. Twenty-eght
89.) The right to freedom is contained in Article
1. Sixteen 2. Nineteen 3. Twenty-three 4. Twenty-five
90.) The maximum strength of the Rajya sighs is
1.238 2.250 3.280 4.300
91.) The tenure of the Indian President is
1. Two years 2. Four years 3. Five years 4. Six years
92.) Who is the Presiding officer of the meeting of the Council of ministers in a
state?
1. The Chief Minister 2. The Governor
3. The Speaker 4. The Chief Justice
9 3.) lf the Supreme Court Judges want to retire before the expiry of their term, to whom do they have to address their resignation?
1. The President 2. The Chief Justice of India
3. The Prime Minister 4. The Law Minister
9 4.) What is the retiring age of High Court Judges?
1. 58 years 2. 60 years 3. 62 years 4. 65 years
95.) The Constitution of India describes India as a
1. Voluntary Federation 2. Confederation
3. Union if States 4. Federation
96.) Who appoints the Chief Minister of a State?
1. The Governor 2. The Speaker
3. The President of India 4. The Governor in consultation with the Speaker
97.) The length of a rectangular field is 21m longer than its breadth.
If the area of the field is 196 m2, then the length of the field is
1.22m 2. 28m 3.32m 4.161n
98.) If A: B = 2:3 and C : B 3:4 then A: C is
1. 2:3 2. 2:4 3. 8:9 4. 9:8
99.) The sum of the first five odd numbers is
1 . 1 5 2. 25 3. 16 4 . 1 8
100.) Who is the Chairman of the 12th Finance Commission of India?
1. A.M. Khusro 2. Dr. V. k Desai
3. Dr. C.Rangarajan 4. P R. Panchmukhi
101.) The Chairman of the National Commisslon on Human Rights is
1. Justice MR. Varma 2. Justice Anand
3. Justice YR.Krishna Ayyer 4. Justice Jayachandra Reddy
102 .) How many Schedules are there at present in the Indian Constitution?
1. 9 2. 10 3. 11 4. 12
103.) The provision of employment to all comes under
1. Fundamental Rights
2. Directive Principles of State Policy
3. Preamble '
4. None of the above
104 .) Secularism envisages
1. No religion 2. Equal status for all religions
3. A reticular religion of a state 4. None of the above
105 . )Who is the guardian of Fundamental Rights in India?
1, The President 2. The Prime Minister
3. The Parliament 4. The Supreme Court and the High Court
106 .) Fundamental Duties of the Indian Citizens are included in
1. The Preamble 2. Part II of the Constitution
3. Part IV of the Constitution 4. Part IV-A of the Constitution
107.) The authority to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights rests
1. All the Courts of India 2. The Parliament
3. The Supreme Court 4. The President of India
108.) How many members are nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President?
1.1/4th of its total members 2.Two members
3. Ten members 4. Twelve members
109.) Who is the Presiding Officer of the Rajya Sabha?
1. The President 2. The Vice-President
3. The Speaker 4. The Deputy Speaker
110.) The passage of a money bill may be delayed by the Rajya Sabha for a
maximum period of
1. 10 days 2. 14 days 3. 15 days 4. One month
111.) In India, the Council of Ministers collectively responsible to
1. The Parliament 2. The Lok Sabha
3. The Rajya Sabha 4. None of the above
112.) All disputes regarding the election of the President are decided by
1. The Supreme Court 2. The Parliament
3. The Election Commission 4. None of the above
113.) A man goes 150m due east and then 200 m due north. The distance of the
man from the starting point is
1.300 m 2.250 m 3.350 m 4.275 m
114.) The number of rational numbers between 2 and 5 is
1.One 2 . Two 3. Infinite 4. None of the above
115.) The highest common factor of 25 and 35 is
1. One 2. 5 3. 7 4. 25
116.) The number of prime numbers between 10 and 20 is
1. 4 2. 5 3.6 4.7
117.) India's first Gramin Cyber Centre was launched in
1. Tamil Nadu 2. A.P. 3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Karnataka
118.) The first Dalit chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh was
1. D. Sanjeevaiah 2. S.K. Sinde 3. Rajamallu 4. K.Ranga Rao
119.) The richest Indian in india is
1. Mukesh Ambani 2. Anil Ambani
3. Azim Premji 4. Narayana Murthy
120. ) The winner of the Femina Miss India Contest, 2003 is
1. Ms. Nikita Anand 2. Ms. Ami Vashi
3. Ms. Swetha Vijaya 4. Ms. Priyanka Chopra
121.) The Ceat International Cricketer of the Year Award, 2002 has been
presented to
1. S.Tendulkar 2. M-Muralitharan 3. Andy Flower 4.S.Fleming
122.) The Ceat International Batsman of the Year 2002
1. S.Tendulkar 2. S.Jayasurya 3.S.Fleming 4. S.Ganguly
123.) The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2002 has been awarded to
1. The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan 2. Nelson Mandela
3. Colin Powell 4. Kofi Annan
124 .) Who is the new Chief Minister of Meghalaya?
1. Gangaram 2. Ramalinga Rama Rao 3. Vidya Stokes 4. D.D.Lapang
125.) Who is the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh?
1. Veerabhadra Singh 2. Vldya Stokes 3. D Singh 4. D.D.Lapang
126.) The six-day World Economic Forum 2003 was held in
1.Switzerland 2.The Netherlands 3. Poland 4. France
127.) Who is the Chairman of the U.N.O Human Rights Commission?
l.A.Sharon 2. N A. Hajjaji 3 Klran Bedi 4. Robinson
128.) What is 'cheap'money’?
1. When money loses its value money 2. Unearned money
3.When money loses its Value because of inflation
4. When credit becomes easily available from banks
129.) The largest known crude oil reserves are in
1. Iraq 2. U A E 3. USA 4. Saudi Arabia
130.) Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the president to pardon
the sentence of a convicted person?
1 Artlcle 62 2 Artlcle 63 3 Article 70 4. Article 72
131.) The 'poverty line' is determined by
1. Per capita Intake (calories) 2. Income of the family
3. General health 4. Housing and clothing facilities
132.) The scrript used by the lndus Valley Civlllzation?
1. Has not yet been developed 2. Was the Vedic language
3. Was depicted through pictures and diagrams 4. None of these
133.) Who were the immediate successors of the Mauryas in Magadha?
1. Tushans 2. Pandyas 3. Satavahanas 4. Sungas
134.) Painting in the Mughal period was at its peak during the reign of
1. Jhahangir 2. Akbar 3. Shahjahan 4. Aurangzeb





135.) The Sultan who made a successful attempt to free himself from the control
of the ulemas was
1.Balban 2. Allauddin 3. Firoz Shah 4. Jalaluddin
136.) The first five year plan adopted the
1. Lewis-Fei model 2. Mahalanobis model
3. Harrod-Domar model 4. Keynesian model
137.) Select disinvestment of public sector enterprises as an objective was
included for the first time in the
1. 4th Plan 2. 7th Plan 3. 8th Plan 4.9th Plan
138.) Use of energy requirements (calorie) as a measure of poverty in India was
made for the first time by
1. Dandekar and Rath 2. Amartya Sen
3. Planning Commission 4. T.N.Srinivasan
139.) NABARD'S primary role is to
1. Provide term loans to Cooperatives
2. Assist State governments for the share capital contribution
3. Act as a re-finance institution
4. All of the above
140.) The Indian institution that has filed more patents than all the individual
patents put together in India is
1.CSIR 2. ICAR 3.AIIM 4. DRDO
141.) Which of the following agencies does not finance local bodies for
infrastructural development?
1. LIC 2. HUDCO 3. CRISIL 4. ILFS
142.) Aggregate measure of support (AMS) in the context of WTO refers to the
1. Minimum support price guaranteed to the farmers
2. Quantum of subsidy given to the agricultural sector
3. Issue price of paddy and wheat
4. Insurance cover for crops
143.) Trickle Down Theory of Development holds that
1. Global prosperity spreads to the domestic economy
2. Development spreads downward through more demand for labour
3. Rate of growth of taxation is not related to economic growth rate
4. None of the above
144.) Discomfort Index is a/an
1. Combination of longevity and literacy
2. Combination of standard of living and health indicators
3. Index of cost of living
4. Composition of annual inflation and unemployment rate

145.) Corbett National Park is in
1. Bihar 2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Himachal Pradesh
146.) Which state produces the bulk of natural rubber produced in India?
1. Tamil Nadu 2. Karnataka
3. Kerala 4. Andhra Pradesh
147.) Which National Highway (NH) connects Agra and Mumbai?
1.NHI 2.NH7 3.NH4 4.NH5
148.) Which, among the following, is the most abundant element in sea-water?
1. Sodium 2. Chlorine 3. Iodine 4. Potassium
149.) Which of the following major sea ports of India does not have a
natural harbour?
1. Mumbai 2. Cochin 3. Marmagao 4. Paradeep
150. ) Which of the following natural regions is known as ‘the bread basket of the
world’?
1. The Steppe region 2. The Mediterranean region
3. The Monsoon region 4. The Equatorial region





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