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20. Which of the following correctly describes the (i) 100 metres tall
magnetic field near a long straight wire carrying (ii) Is taller than Qutb Minar
current? (iii) Is a monument to commemorate Baba
A. The field consists of straight lines perpendicular Banda Singh's win over Sirhind
to the wire. (iv) Is located at Chappar Chiri
B. The field consists of straight lines parallel to the Which fact(s) given above is/are correct?
wire. A. Only (i) and (iii) are correct.
C. The field consists of radial lines originating from B. Only (iii) and (iv) are correct.
the wire. Only (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
D. The field consists of concentric circles centered All are correct.
on the wire. 30. What moved Shaheed Bhagat Singh in his early life
21. Kidneys in human beings are part of the system for: to resist the English rule?
A. Nutrition B. Respiration A. Non-cooperation movement
C. Excretion D. Locomotion B. Simon Commission
22. The xylem in plants are responsible for: C. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
A. Transport of water B. Transport of food D. Naujuan Bharat Subah
C. Transport of amino acids D. Transport of oxygen 31. Which one of the following is not a traditional
23. Which one of the following is not a web browser? Punjabi dance?
A. Internet Explorer B. Windows Explorer A. Sammi B. Vain
C. Google Chrome D. Safari C. Gidha D. Bhangra
24. Adobe Acrobat files have suffix: 32. What is correct about Singh Sabha?
A. .doc B. .xls A. It was founded in 1907 at Lahore.
C. .pdf D. .mp3 B. It aimed at protecting the interests of Sikhs
25. CAG has pointed out certain irregularities in through education and literature.
allotment of spectrum to cell phone operators. C. It prescribed a social code of conduct for Sikhs.
A. It is territory over which an operator can provide D. It was aimed at protecting the honour of Sikh
services without roaming charges. women and children.
B. It is the frequency channels which the operator 33. Which fact about Punjab is not true?
can use for telecommunication. A. Its area is about 50,000 square kilometers.
C. It is the total number of cell phones which an B. Punjab has more than 12000 villages.
operator can use on certain frequency. C. There are more Panchayats than the number of
D. None of the above. villages.
26. Which is correct about the ratio frequencies? D. Population density in Punjab is about 600 people
A. Higher the frequency, lower will be the per square kilometer.
wavelength. 34. Kandi area, an important agro-climatic zone of
B. Higher the frequency, higher will be the Punjab. Has following characteristics:
wavelength. (i) Sub-mountainous undulating terrain
C. Higher the frequency, higher will be the (ii) Lack of perennial water source
amplitude. (iii) High cost of cultivation
D. Higher the frequency, lower will be the (iv) Extremely fertile land
amplitude. A. (i) and (iv) are correct
27. Bhartiya Sahitya Akademi award winner, Dalip B. (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
Kaur Tiwana, was awarded this honour for which of C. (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
her writings? D. (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
A. Eho Hamara Jeewana 35. Namdhari movement also called Kuk_ movement
B. Ik Chhit Chanan Di was started by whom an when?
C. 1k Mian Do Talwaran A. Bhai Dial Singh on 1st April, 1857
D. Adh Chanani Raat B. Bhai Ram Singh on 1st April, 1857
28. Which of the writers and his work have been paired C. Bhai Dial Singh on 13th April, 1925
wrongly? D. Bhai Ram Singh on 13th April, 1925
A. Pilo — Mirza Sahiban 36. Arrange the following important events the history
B. Waris Shah — Heer Ranjah of Punjab in chronologic.: order:
C. Hasham Shah — Sassi Punnu (i) Jallianwala Bagh Incident
D. Kadar Yaar — Sohni Mahinwal (ii) Komagata Maru Incident
29. Fateh Burj is: (iii) The Ghadar Movement
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B. Punjab, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh 108. Which of the following revolutionary activist died
C. Punjab, Rajasthan & U.P. in Lahore jail after 64 days of fast in 1929?
D. Delhi. Bengal and Haryana A. Jatin Das
99. The most common features of all Indus Valley sites B. Madanlal Dhingra
are: C. Chandrashekhar Azad
A. Elaborate drainage system and use of baked D. Batukeshwar Dutt
bricks 109. Which of the following was not one of the people
B. Desert and Zoological features to have propounded the so called `two-nation theory'
C. Building and burial system prior to Pakistan resolution of the Muslim League?
D. Climate, flaura and fauna A. Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan
100. Which one of the following is consider to be the B. Vir Savarkar
homeland of the Indo-Aryans? C. Lord Curzon
A. Central Europe D. Mohammad Iqbal
B. India 110. Which of the following Indian revolutionaries was
C. Central Asia and Southern Russia the author of 'Indian War of Independence'?
D. Australia A. Vinayak Savarkar
101. Why Buddha's eight-fold path is known middle B. Bipin Chandra Pal
path? C. Madanlal Dhingra
A. Convergence of all religions D. Bhagat Singh
B. Eternal truth of all religions 111. The pre-reform economic policy (1947-91) was
C. Balanced way of life marked by:
D. The divine truth A. (Near) public monopoly over heavy industry
102. The war between Chandragupta Mau _ and Nanda B. (Strict) investment licensing for private industry
Kings is described in: C. Import substitution and export promotion
A. Dipavamasa B. Puranas strategy
C. Mudrarakshasa D. None of the above D. All the above
103. Which of the following Sultans of Slave Dynasty 112. The banks were nationalized to:
did not belong to the Ilbari Tribe? A. ensure their greater penetration into `unbanked7
A. Qutabuddin Aibak B. Iltutmish 'underbanked' areas.
C. Razia Sultana D. Gyasuddin Balban B. ensure their reach to the 'unreachable'.
104. Which of the following Bhakti Movement Saints C. Both the above statements are right.
wrote ‘Vinay Patrika’? D. Both the above statements are wrong.
A. Tulsidas B. Sankardev 113. Indian Economic Planning is
C. Namdev D. Tukaram A. totalitarian in nature
105. The reason behind Nana Sahib's talo7 leadership of B. totally centralized
the 1857 Revolt was C. essentially imperative
A. His claim to Peshwaship abolished. D. None of the above
B. The Britishers refused to pay him pension earlier 114. The link between infrastructure and economic
paid to his fatL-Peshwa Bajirao II. development is:
C. The British humiliated him by saying that he A. a once for all affair
was not a natural son of Bajirao II. B. casual and symbiotic
D. His friendhip with Mangal Pandey. 106. C. insignificant
106. Which of the following played a very important D. an ongoing process
role in the 1857 Revolt at Avadh? 115. Which one of the following is not regarded as a
A. Nana Sahib Peshwa social sector indicator?
B. Tantia Tope A. IMR B. Hunger ratio
C. Birjis Qadar C. MNP D. Literacy level
D. Begum Hazrat Mahal 116. The New Agricultural Policy was presented in
107. Which of the following wasn't a reform introduced Parliament in the year
by William Bentinck? A. 1991 B. 2000
A. Abolishment of Slavery C. 2001 D. 2011
B. Abolishment of Sati 117. India's share in the world trade since 1950 has:
C. Suppression of the organized bands of thugs A. remained constant B. increased
D. Removal of disabilities due to change of religion C. shown a mixed trend D. declined
118. The term Mini-Navratna is used in regard to
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B. Troposphere, Mesosphere, Exosph-ere, 148. In England a bronze bust of Indian origin woman
Stratosphere, Thermosphere was unveiled in London recently for her services in
C. Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Exos-phere, France during - War II. Her name is:
Stratosphere, Thermosphere A. Balbir Kaur B. Nor Inayat Khan
D. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Meso-sphere, C. Dalip Kaur D. Nargis Fatima
Thermosphere, Exosphere 149. Immediately after Sandy which new storm caused
140. Generally the coral polyps are found between the heavy rains in New York?
latitudes of A. Laurin B. Morris
A. 5° — 25° N B. 5° — 25° S C. Athena D. Terry
C. 25° N and 25° S D. 35° — 65° N and S 150. Doldrums is a zone of
141. Which one of the following types of clouds is often A. Mid latitudes
accompanied by heavy rains? B. Inter-tropical convergence
A. Cumulonimbus B. Stratocumulus C. Inter-tropical divergence
C. Altocumulus D. Nimbostratus D. Sub-polar
142. The subsistence agriculture is characterized by
1. Small and scattered holdings
2. Majority of farmers practice it
3. Most of the food production is marketed 1) D 2) C 3) A 4) B 5) C
Select the correct answer using the codes given 6) A 7) B 8) C 9) B 10) D
below: 11) B 12) B 13) C 14) A 15) B
A. 1 only B. 1 and 2 only 16) B 17) B 18) B 19) C 20) D
C. 2 and 3 only D. 1, 2 and 3 21) C 22) A 23) B 24) C 25) B
143. Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite 26) A 27) A 28) D 29) D 30) C
measure of: 31) B 32) B 33) D 34) B 35) B
1. Life expectancy 36) D 37) B 38) C 39) A 40) D
2. Educational attainment 41) C 42) D 43) C 44) B 45) B
3. Standard of living 46) B 47) C 48) C 49) C 50) B
Select the correct answer using the codes given 51) D 52) A 53) C 54) D 55) B
below?
56) D 57) C 58) D 59) C 60) C
A. 1 only B. 2 and 3 only
61) D 62) D 63) C 64) B 65) B
C. 1 and 3 only D. 1, 2 and 3
144. Maximum water-vapour that exists in the 66) D 67) A 68) C 69) C 70) B
atmosphere by its volume of air is: 71) C 72) C 73) B 74) B 75) B
A. 1 — 2 percent B. 3 — 4 percent 76) B 77) D 78) B 79) D 80) C
C. 5 — 6 percent D. 8 — 10 percent 81) A 82) B 83) C 84) D 85) D
145. 'Horse latitudes' are characterized by 86) C 87) D 88) C 89) A 90) B
1. High pressure condition 91) B 92) C 93) B 94) A 95) C
2. Subsidence and piling of air 96) B 97) B 98) A 99) A 100) C
3. Calm condition with feeble winds 101) C 102) C 103) A 104) A 105) B
Select the correct feature/s from the using the code 106) D 107) A 108) A 109) A 110) A
below: 111) D 112) C 113) D 114) B 115) C
A. 1 and 2 only B. 2 and 3 only 116) B 117) D 118) B 119) B 120) S
C. 2 only D. 1, 2 and 3 121) C 122) D 123) B 124) A 125) A
146. In the 2012 US Presidential Elections, Barack 126) D 127) C 128) B 129) A 130) S
Obama and Mit Romney obtain how many electoral 131) C 132) D 133) A 134) A 135) A
votes? 136) C 137) D 138) B 139) D 140) C
A. 303 and 206 respectively 141) A 142) B 143) D 144) B 145) D
B. 287 and 253 respectively 146) A 147) C 148) B 149) C 150) B
C. 31508198 and 27892876 respectively
D. 48962378 and 31685230 respectively
147. Which political leader recently stirrer controversy
by allegedly terming L - Ram as "bad husband"?
A. Sonia Gandhi B. Salman Khursheed
C. Ram Jethmalani D. Buta Singh
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