Q:1 India has different categories of Commercial Banks . Which of the following is not one such category ?
(a) Private Banks (b) Commodities bank
(c) Nationalized Banks (d) none of these
Q:2 Which of the following departments of the Government of India is helping banks in disbursement of rural credit by the banks ?
(a) Railways (b) State road transport
(c) Posts & Telegraph (d) Ministry of health (e) None
Q:3 Which of the following types of banks are allowed to operate foreign currency account?
(A) Foreign Banks (B) Regional Rural Banks (C) Nationalised Banks
(a) Only A (b) Only B
(c) Only C (d) All A, B & C
Q:4 Maria Sharapova won the Women’s Singles Australian Open Tennis Championship 2008 after defeating
(a) Ana Ivanović (b) Sania Mirza
(c) Dinara Safina (d) Mathalie Dechy
Q:5 Shinzo Abe who on a visit to India in recent past is the ?
(a) Prime Minister of South Korea (b) Prime Minister of North Korea
(c) Prime Minister of Japan (d) President of South Korea
Q:6 Hem Dutta who was honouredwith the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhawana Award 2007 is a famous ?
(a) Author (b) Social activist
(c) Player (d) Film producer
Q:7 As per the recent agreement between India and one other country the Indian rupee can be easily swapped .
(a) Taka (b) Rial
(c) Kyat (d) Yen (e) Rubble
Q:8 India’s foreign exchange reserves declined sharply in recent past . What was the main reason for the same ?
(a) Heavy demand of the same by foreign tourists
(b) Import of wheat from Pakistan & South Korea
(c) Appreciation of Rupee value
(d) none of these
Q:9 In the human body which of the following stores extra blood for release when shortage occurs
(a) Liver (b) Pancreas
(c) spleen (d) none
Q:10 Historical materialism is a tenet of which one of the following political theories ?
(a) Capitalism (b) Liberalism
(c) Fascism (d) Marxism
Q:11 Gautam Budha delivered his first sermon at which one of the following places ?
(a) Kushinagar (b) Sarnath
(c) Bodh Gaya (d) none of these
Q:12 Which one of the following was fought earliest ?
(a) Battle of Ambur (b) Battle of Buxar
(c) Battle of Plassey (d) none
Q:13 How is Asafa Powell well known as ?
(a) Swimmer (b) Football player
(c) Boxer (d) 100 m sprinter
Q:14 A bus moving at a speed of 24 m / s begins to slow at a rate of 3 m/s each second . How far does it go before stopping
(a) 96 m (b) 92 m
(c) 60 m (d) 48 m
Q:15 Which one of the following is correct ?
A negatively charged glass rod always
(a) less electrons than protons (b) less electrons than neutrons
(c) less protons than electrons (d) none
Q:16 Which one of the following is correct ?
The wave length of X – rays
(a) is longer than the wavelength of sound waves
(b) is longer than the wavelength of yellow sodium light
(c) is longer than the wavelength of radio waves
(d) is of the order of 0.1 nanometer
Q:17 Which one of the following is correct ?
Electrical lines of force
(a) exist everywhere
(b) exist in the immediate vicinity of positive charge
(c) exist in the immediate vicinity of negative charge
(d) are imaginary
Q:18 Which one of the following elements is a metalloid ?
(a) P (b) Al
(c) As (d) Po
Q:19 The range of the voltmeter can be increased by connecting ?
(a) High resistance in series (b) Low resistance in series
(c) High resistance in parallel (d) none
Q:20 The lamination of a transformer are made from ?
(a) Copper (b) Mild steel
(c) Nickel alloy steel (d) Zinc – copper alloy
Q-21 Pistons of the compressor used in refrigerator are made of ?
(a) Cast iron (b) Copper
(c) Gunmetal (d) Mid Steel
Q:22 Who was the first ruler of Delhi?
(a) Noorjahan (b) Razia Begum
(c) Mirabai (d) Samyukta
Q:23 When was Guru Nanak Dev born
(a) 1469 (b) 1369
(c) 1226 (d) 1556
Q:24 The Planet which is fastest from the Sun is
(a) Uranus (b) Saturn
(c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
Q-25 The Gateway of India is in
(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata (d) Chenai
ANSWERS
1 (b) 2 (e) 3 (c) 4 (a) 5 (c) 6 (b) 7 (e) 8 (c) 9 (c)
10 (d) 11 (b) 12 (a) 13 (b) 14 (a) 15 (c) 16 (d) 17 (d)
18 (c) 19 (a) 20 (a) 21 (a) 22 (b) 23 (a) 24 (d) 25 (b)
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railway recruitment board ASM solved question
1. Which of the following agencies plans to build a nationwide grid of supercomputers called I-Grid?(a) Simputer computers (b) C-DAC (c) NIIT(d) Infosys
2. Name the satellites launched by NASA to investigate the earth’s gravity?
(a) Dennis (b) Garfield (c) Tom and Jerry (d) Peanuts
3. The South Asian Travel and Tourism Exchange Conference was held at which of the following places?
(a) Chennai (b) Tokyo (c) Bangalore (d) Delhi
4. Name the newly launched entertainment robot of Sony:
(a) Alfa Roman (b) Multipla (c) Robio (d) Flatirm
5. Name the company planning to introduce Genetically Modified Mustard seeds in India?
(a) Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Corporation (b) Proagro (c) Bt. Must (d) None of these
6. The biggest textile fair of Asia known as Hemi textile was held in:
(a) Japan (b) India (c) Sri Lanka (d) Indonesia
7. Name the first Internet company to figure in annual fortune 500:
(a) Satyam (b) Arzoo (c) AOL (d) Infi
8. Name the first American President who modelled for Van Huesan Shirts:
(a) Jimmy Carter (b) Ronald Reagan (c) George Bush (d) William J. Clinton
9. Name the first bank to launch a card especially for doctors in India:
(a) Punjab National Bank (b) Dena Bank (c) State Bank of India(d) IOB
10. “Smooth as Silk” is a punchline used by _____ airline:
(a) Singapore (b) Thai (c) Quantas (d) Cathay Pacific
11. Who has authored the book ‘Beyond the Last Blue Mountain’?
(a) Swaraj Paul (b) Ajit Haksar (c) Anil Ambani (d) JRD Tata
12. Who among the following has founded the organization ‘World Economic Forum’?
(a) Klaus Schwab (b) William J. Clinton (c) Amartya Sen and Mehboob Haq (d) All of these
13. The new name of Jardine Matheson and Waffoong is:
(a) ANZ Grindley (b) Standard Chartered (c) Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (d) Vyasa Bank
14. Which home appliance company has introduced the concept of hire and purchase?
(a) Singer Sewing Machine (b) Usha home appliances (c) Inalsa (d) Bajaj home appliances
15. Name the Parle Brand that takes Britannia’s 50-50 biscuits:
(a) Monaco (b) Krack Jack (c) Parle-G (d) None of these
16. Name the trade organization founded by G.D. Birla and Purshottam Thakur in 1927:
(a) CII (b) PhdCC (c) Assoc ham (d) FICCI
17. Name the car brand of GM named after the founder of Detroit:
(a) Rolls Royce (b) Hamriza (c) Cadillac (d) None of the above
18. FiFi awards are given in_____industry:
(a) Film (b) Home Appliances (c) Automobiles (d) Perfumes
19. In which year the first insurance company ‘The Calcutta Insurance’ was established in India?
(a) 1758 (b) 1798 (c) 1768 (d) 1788
20. Name the Indo-US joint venture life insurance company which launched its operation in India in April 2001:
(a) ICICI Prudential (b) Bajaj Alliance (c) Max Life New York (d) All of the above
21. Through school quiz, Nestle company is promoting a brand known as:
(a) Bournvita (b) Maggie (c) Soyabisc (d) All of these
22. Which corporation now owns the brand Rolls Royce?
(a) GM (b) BMW (c) Daewoo(d) None of the above
23. ‘Transporting Goods, transforming lives’ is the adline of:
(a) Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (b) Stock Holding Corporation of India (c) State Bank of India (d) Container Corporation of India
24. Which international company’s logo is made up of exactly 42 dots?
(a) Max (b) Sony (c) Videocon (d) Whirlpool
25. International Advertising film festival is organized annually at:
(a)Shanghai (b) Washington (c)Cannes(d) Paris
26. Name the official sponsor of French open tennis championship:
(a) Nike de Paris (b) Banque National de Paris (c) Adidas Paris (d) Richie inte d’ Paris
27. Which Indian city is known as the Manchester of South?
(a) Kochi (b) Coimbatore (c) Lonavala (d) Chennai
28. The Tatas take over charge of the Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. after acquiring______per cent stake in the telecom major for Rs 1439 crore:
(a) 46(b) 75(c) 25(d) 26
29. Which of the following State do not fall among the Cauvery Basin State?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka (c) Kerala (d) Maharashtra
30. The management control of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd will be given to which of the following company?
(a) The Tatas (b) The Reliance Petroleum Ltd (c) The IOC (d) The Chatterjee Soros Group
31. India’s first ethanol blended fuel project was launched in:
(a) Pune (b) Miraj (c) Nasik (d) Bareilly
32. Which country is the largest importer of Indian marine products?
(a) Thailand (b) Indonesia (c) Russia (d) Japan
33. “Started a family, son attends University, loved ones falls ill, birth of a grand daughter” is the baseline used by____company:
(a) Life Insurance Corporation (b) General Insurance Corporation (c) Allianz Bajaj Life Insurance Corporation (d) Standard Chart Life Insurance Corporation
34. Name the first Indian woman to graduate from Harvard University:
(a) Dr Indira Nath (b) Naina Lal Kidwai (c) Parmeshwar Godrej (d) Sarojini Naidu
35. Asia week, the Hong Kong-based weekly which closed down was owned by:
(a) AOL Time Warner (b) Indiatimes.com (c) Express Group(d) None of the above
36. In which advertisement do you find ’software that powers the Internet’:
(a) Wipro (b) Oracle (c) Infosys (d) Sun Microsystems
37. Name the biggest tenant of New York World Trade Centre at the time of the 2001, September 11th attack:
(a) IMF (b) Morgan Stanley (c) IBRD (d) NASDAQ
38. Name the first country to ban the import, sale and manufacture of chewing gum:
(a) Hong Kong (b) Singapore (c) Netherlands(d) Thailand
39. Who among the following has founded the Heal the World foundation?
(a) Pt Ravi Shankar (b) Bhimsen Joshi (c) Madonna (d) Michael Jackson
40. Name the company which has the world’s largest retail outlet:
(a) Walmart (b) Harrods (c) Woolworth Corp (d) Louis Phillipe
41. Name the first country to have an electronic Parliament:
(a) Singapore (b) Thailand (c) Japan (d) Hong Kong
42. Name the first Indian singer to earn royalty for records:
(a) Asha Bhonsle (b) Lata Mangeshkar (c) R.D. Burman (d) Nadeem Shravan
43. In 1952 Morris Motors and Austin Motors merged and were renamed as:
(a) British Motor Corporation (b) General Motors (c) Austin Morris Motors (d) British Morris Motors
44. Ashok Leyland is owned by_____group:
(a) Hinduja (b) Ambani (c) Godrej (d) Tata
45. Name India’s first Euro 11 complete car:
(a) Matiz (b) Santro (c) Ambassador (d) Indica
46. ‘The man of substance’ is the promotional logo of which suiting shirting?
(a) Raymond (b) Graviera (c) Van Huesan (d) Louise Phillipe
47. Mohan Bagan football tournament is promoted by:
(a) Shaw Wallace (b) Mohan Meakens (c) McDowell (d) Seamars
48. ‘Bite the Bullet’ is a book written by:
(a) Ajit Haksar (b) K.R. Narayanan (c) Mukesh Ambani (d) both (a) and (c)
49. ‘Give Earth a Chance’ is the caption launched for:
(a) World Population Day 2002 (b) World Environment Day 2002 (c) World Environment Day 2001 (d) World Habitat Day 2002
50. ‘Ethics for the New Millennium’ is a book written by:
(a) Dalai Lama (b) Tiger Woods (c) Hillary Clinton (d) Andrew Miller
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b)6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a)11.(d) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (b)16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (b) 20. (c)21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (c)26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (d)31. (b) 32. (d) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (a)36. (b) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (a)41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (d)46. (b) 47. (c) 48. (a) 49. (b) 50. (a)
UPSC (PT) question papers
1. Consider the following statements about India's livestock population?
(1) India owns the largest livestock population in the world.
(2) India accounts for nearly 57 percent of the world buffalo population and 16 percent of the cattlepopulation.
(3) India is the largest producer of milk.Which of the above given statement(s) is/are true?
(A) Only (1) (B) Both (1) and (2)(C) Only (3) (D) All (1), (2) and (3)2. World Tuberculosis Day is observed on which among the following dates?
(A) 22nd May (B) 23rd June (C) 24th March (D) 3rd April3. The per capita availability of pulses in India is approx.
(A) 13 kg per year (B) 10.5 kg per year (C) 18 kg per year (D) 14 kg per year4. Which among the following persons and posts they hold is NOT correctly matched?
(A) Rajiv Shukla; Treasurer of Board for Control of Cricket in India
(B) Asif Ismail; Training partner of Sania Mirza
(C) John Gloster; Physical Trainer of Indian Cricket Team
(D) V. Bhaskaran; Coach of Indian Hockey Team5. Consider the following statements:-
(1) The central government signed two agreements to set up joint venture companies involving thepublic sector Airports Authority of India and the GMR and GVK groups for handling over the Delhi andMumbai airports for modernisation.
(2) K Ramalingam is Chairman of AAI.
(3) The headquarters of AAI is situated in Jamshed G. Tata House, Navi Mumbai.Which among the above statements is/are true?
(A) Only (1) is true.
(B) Only (2) and (3) are true.
(C) All (1), (2) and (3) are true.
(D) Only (1) and (2) are true.6. The commerce ministry has appointed a one-member committee to finalise a viable package forplantation farmers. Who among the following persons was selected for the job?
(A) M S Swaminathan (B) CVK Krishnamurthy(C) N Rangachary (D) Mr. Sompal7. According to the WTO charter which among the following is not a benefit availed by is members?
(A) The member Governments are shielded from lobbying.
(B) Freer trade cuts the costs of living
(C) Trade Disputes are handled constructively
(D) Access to Foreign currency is made easier8. Which among the following states is India's largest user or pesticide products?
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Uttar Pradesh(C) Karnataka (D) Punjab9. Which among the following is not a cause of decline in the number of natural pollinators worldwide?
(A) Increased international trade of food products has led to a rapid transfer of parasites and diseasesof pollinator species around the world.
(B) In some areas development or agriculture has disrupted and broken up and traditional nectarcorridors that are required to gain their energy requirements for the migration of the pollinators.
(C) The use of Genetically Modified seeds has reduced the chances of pollination via external bodies.
(D) There is growing number of cases where insecticides are being used during the blooming seasonsof the plants, thus causing damage to pollinator species.10. Which among the following products can be pasteurized?
1. Egg 2. Beer 3. Water 4. Milk
(A) Only 1, 2 and 3
(B) Only 2, 3 and 4
(C) Only 1, 2 and 4
(D) All 1, 2, 3 and 411. Which of the following is a breed of buffalo?(A) Murrah (B) Mecheri (C) Gunjam (D) Chokla12. Which among the following scheme is not implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare?
(A) Vande Mantram Scheme(B) Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) Scheme(C) Janani Suraksha Yojana(D) Bal Vikas Pariyojana13. Which among the following persons is the Director General of World Intellectual Property Organisation?
(A) Sultan Shah Amil (B) Kamil Idris(C) John Smith Openheimer (D) Michel Kamdasus14. According to the latest data which among the following nations has the maximum number of PravasiBhartiya (Migrated Indian Citizens) as their residents?
(A) USA (B) UK (C) South Africa (D) Myanmar15. Which among the following persons was the chairman of the advisory committee constituted to enablethe government to formulate its view on restructuring of Oil public sector undertakings?(A) S V Rangnathan (B) S Vijayaraghavan(C) V Krishnamurthy (D) Rakesh Tuteja16. Which of the following facts is not true about India's present electricity scenario?
(A) Around 74% of rural households were electrified in the country till March 2006.
(B) Out of this about 55.8% capacity is generated by the state sector.
(C) The contribution of thermal power is 66% of the total installed capacity.
(D) The total installed capacity of power generation in India is about 1.26 lakh MW.17. Which among the following is not the responsibility of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission thatwas established in 1998?
(A) To improve the operations and management of the regional transmission systems through IndianElectricity Grid Code (IEGC), and Availability Based Tariff (ABT).
(B) To Facilitate open access in interstate transmission.
(C) To dissolve the disputes between power generation and distribution authorities.
(D) Facilitate technological and institutional changes required for the development of competitivemarkets in bulk power and transmission services.18. Vanya is a brand name/label for which among the following products?
(A) Honey (B) Silk (C) Sahtoosh (D) Sandal19. India's Integrated Interim missile-testing site Chandipur-On-Sea, from where Agni-Ill was tested, issituated in which among the following states?
(A) Orissa (B) Maharashtra (C) West Bengal (D) Andhra Pradesh20. Which among the following business barons was appointed as the Sheriff of Mumbai?
(A) Nusli Wadia (B) Vijaypat Singhania (C) Jerry Rao (D) Ravi Dasani21. Mr. Tulsi Tanti is chairman of which among the following firms?
(A) Suzlon Energy (B) Crompton Greaves (C) DLF (D) Pollo Tyres22. The first 20-20 International match was held between which among the following nations?(A) Australia and England (B) England and Sri Lanka(C) Australia and New Zealand (D) New Zealand and England23. India hosted the 2006 ICCO global summit for the first time. Which among the following cities hosted it?
(A) Pune (B) Hyderabad (C) Mumbai (D) New Delhi24. Blaupunkt GmbH is the euro300 million mobile communications and car entertainment company fromwhich among the following countries?
(A) The Netherlands (B) Luxembourg(C) Germany (D) Norway25. Global IT services giant Electronic Data Systems Corporation has acquired a significant stake in whichamong the following companies?
(A) MphasiS BFL (B) Hexaware Technologies(C) Polaris Software (D) HCL Info26. Which among the following Indian firm was ranked as India's Most Respected Multinational BusinessConglomerate' by United States-India Business Council?
(A) Tata Group (B) Reliance Industries Limited(C) Hero Honda (D) AV Birla Group27. Which among the following business barons announced to donate about $37.4 billion to Bill andMelinda Gates foundation?
(A) Steve jobs (B) Warren Buffet(C) David Trump (D) Ingvar Kamprad28. Which among the following is India's most profitable company?
(A) Reliance Industries Limited (B) Indian Tobacco Company(C) ONGC (D) NTPC29. Which among the following Indian companies is providing a free data management solution, as well as,IT services to 'Project Hope' in China?
(A) Living Digital (B) Satyam Computers(C) L&T Info (D) TCS30. ONGC Mittal Energy Ltd has finalised the investment proposals for setting up a 15 million tonne perannum export-oriented refinery, a 2,000 MW power plant and railway lines in which among the followingAfrican countries?
(A) Zambia (B) Ghana (C) Angola (D) Nigeria
ANSWERS
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (C) 7. (D) 8. (B)9. (C) 10. (D) 11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (D)
15. (C) 16. (A)17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (A) 20. (B) 21. (A) 22. (A) 23. (D) 24. (C)25. (A) 26. (A) 27. (B) 28. (C) 29. (B) 30. (D)
