1.


What does “Corpus luteum” secrete ?


a

Estrogen

b

Testosterone

c

Progesterone

d

Haemoglobin


2.

GDP – indirect taxes + subsidies =


a

GDP at factor cost

b

GNP

c

Personal Income

d

NNP at factor cost


3.

Which of the following lakes is called ’Honeymoon Lake’ ?


a

Chad

b

Titicaca

c

Nyasa

d

Toba


4.

Arsenic problem in India is primarily due to


a

Overexploitation of coal in Bihar and Bengal

b

Overexploitation of ground water in the affected areas

c

Overexploitation of arsenopyrite in the hinterland

d

Overexploitation of surface water in the affected areas


5.

Buddha died in the year


a

438 BC

b

483 BC

c

468 BC

d

453 BC


6.

How many ecological hotspots are present in India?


a

2

b

5

c

3

d

4


7.

Hydrogen was discovered by


a

Boyle

b

Priestley

c

Cavendish

d

Charles


8.

Commercially important cotton fibres are


a

phloem fibres of roots

b

epidermal hairs of seeds

c

bark fibres of stems

d

woody fibres of roots


9.

A jug is filled the brim with water at 0°C. A piece of ice floats in it. The moment the ice melts.


a

water level decreases

b

water level is unchanged

c

water level increases

d

water spills out of the jug


10.

Which among the following is white phosphorus?


a

P1

b

P6

c

P5

d

P4


11.

The total energy of an electron inside an atom is


a

Infinite

b

more than zero

c

less than zero

d

Zero


12.

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


a

Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao

b

Dadabhai Naoroji

c

M. G. Ranade

d

Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis


13.

Which Mughal Emperor prohibited the use of tobacco?


a

Babur

b

Jahangir

c

Aurangzeb

d

Muhammad Shah


14.

Harmattan blows in Sahara desert from


a

North to South

b

West to East

c

East to West

d

South to North


15.

The forest in Silent Valley of Kerala is an example of


a

deciduous forest

b

mangrove forest

c

alpine coniferous forest

d

tropical rainforest


16.

Amoeba belongs to the phylum


a

Platyhelminthes

b

Porifera

c

Annelida

d

Protozoa


17.

A member of Liliaceae that shows reticulate venation is


a

Smilax

b

Scilla

c

Allium

d

Aloe


18.

A seconds pendulum is a pendulum whose time period is


a

1 second

b

2 seconds

c

4 seconds

d

3 seconds


19.

Establishment of Chittaranjan Locomotive took place during which Five Year Plan?


a

Fourth

b

Third

c

First

d

Second


20.

The branch of medicine involving synthetic chemical compounds is


a

Unani

b

Allopathy

c

Ayurveda

d

Homoeopathy


21.

Iodine test is used to detect


a

Protein

b

Carbohydrate

c

Cholesterol

d

Fat


22.

Which method is used to measure agricultural income in India?


a

Input method

b

Expenditure method

c

Commodity flow method

d

Output method


23.

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched a nationwide ’Students for Soldiers:


a

Paramveer Chakra

b

Ashok Chakra

c

Mahaveer Chakra

d

Veer Chakra


24.

In Indian economy, the sectors are divided into Private and Public on what basis?


a

Employment policies

b

Usage of raw materials

c

Ownership of enterprises

d

Nature of economic activities.


25.

The famous Jain centre in South India is located at


a

Kanchi

b

Madurai

c

Rameshwaram

d

Sravanabelgola


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