1. Which of the following countries are connected by the Palk Strait?

1. Indian and Sri Lanka
2. North Korea and South Korea
3. Pakistan and China
4. Britain and France

2. Match the following:
1. Hazaribagh a. Coal
2. Neyveli b. Iron
3. Jharia c. Lignite
4. Rourkela d. Mica

1. 1c, 2d, 3a, 4b
2. 1d, 2c, 3a, 4b
3. 1a, 2b, 3c, 4d
4. 1d, 2c, 3b, 4a

3. What is the minimum percentage of votes a political party must get to acquire the status of a registered party?

1. 1%
2. 2%
3. 3%
4. 4%

4. The highest waterfall of India is

1. Shimsha falls
2. Hogenakkal falls
3. Courtallam falls
4. Jog falls

5. Which state is rich in jute?

1. West Bengal
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Kerala
4. Orissa

6. Money supply is governed by the

1. Planning Commission
2. Finance Commission
3. Reserve Bank of India
4. Commercial Banks

7. The headquarters of WTO is at

1. New York
2. Doha
3. Uruguay
4. Geneva

8. Which state is called the ‘Rice Bowl’ of India?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Kerala
4. Karnataka

9. Who estimated the National Income for the first time in India?

1. Mahalonobis
2. Dababhai Naroji
3. V.K.R.V. Rao
4. Sardar Patel

10. Economic development of a country depends on

1. National resources
2. Capital formation
3. Size of the market
4. All of the above

11. National Income is generated from

1. any money-making activity
2. any laborious activity
3. any profit-making activity
4. any productive activity

12. Name the ‘Political Guru’ of Mahatma Gandhi.

1. Gopalakrishna Gokhale
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Aurobindo Ghosh
4. Lala lajpat Rai

13. Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order:

I. Nandas II. Sisunagas
III. Mauryas IV. Haryankas

1. IV, II, III and I
2. II, I, IV and III
3. IV, II, I and III
4. III, I, IV and II

14. The term of office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is

1. 3 years
2. 4 years
3. 5 years
4. 6 years

15. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?

1. G.V. Mavlankar
2. T. Swaminathan
3. K.V.K. Sundaram
4. Sukumar Sen

16. What is the retirement age for a Supreme Court Judge?

1. 62 years
2. 65 years
3. 68 years
4. 70 years

17. Who propounded the Panchsheel Principles?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Lord Buddha
3. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
4. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

18. On April 12, 1944 Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the INA Flag in a town. In which State/Union Terrorist is that town now?

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Tripura
3. Manipur
4. Mizoram

19. Which one of the following is known as the ‘immovable property’ in the cell?

1. Carbohydrate
2. Fat
3. Protein
4. Nucleic acid

20. Water from soil enters into the root hairs owing to

1. Atmospheric pressure
2. Capillary pressure
3. Root pressure
4. Osmotic pressure