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Exam Year: 2002

  • Consider the following statements: 1. NTPD is the largest power utility in India. 2. ONGC accounts for half of the LPG production in India. 3. Indian Oil Corporation operates all the oil refineries in India. 4. The Indian Ordinance Factory is the largest departmentally run industrial undertaking in the country. Which of these statements is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 and 3

    (c)

    2, 3 and 4

    (d)

    1 and 4

    Correct Answer:

  • Recently, several hundred South Africa soldiers were sent to Burundi

    (a)

    to side with the Tutsi tribe in the country’s civil war

    (b)

    to side with the Hutu tribe in the ongoing ethnic conflict

    (c)

    as a part of United Nations special force to keep control on the ethnic groups revolting against the government

    (d)

    as South Africa’s protection force to help mediate and agreement between warring groups of civil war

    Correct Answer:

  • The time in the wall-clock is 3.25 the acute angle between the hours-hand and the minutes-hand is

    (a)

    60°

    (b)

    52 ½°

    (c)

    47 ½°

    (d)

    42°

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following amendments to the Indian Constitution empowers the President to send back any matter for reconsideration by the Council of Ministers?

    (a)

    39th

    (b)

    40th

    (c)

    42nd

    (d)

    44th

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • In the Indian Constitution, the Right to Equality is granted by Five Articles. They are

    (a)

    Article 16 to Article 20

    (b)

    Article 15 to Article 19

    (c)

    Article 14 to Article 18

    (d)

    Article 13 to Article 17

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Amit started a business by investing Rs. 30,000. Rahul joined the business after some time and invested Rs. 20,000. At the end of the year, profit was divided in the ratio of 2 : 1. After how many months did Rahul joined the business?

    (a)

    2

    (b)

    3

    (c)

    4

    (d)

    5

    Correct Answer:

  • In a bisexual flower, if androecium and gynaecium mature at different times, the phenomenon is know as

    (a)

    Dichogamy

    (b)

    Herkogamy

    (c)

    Heterogamy

    (d)

    Monogamy

    Correct Answer:

  • The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26oC, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9oC. The station in is

    (a)

    Allahabad

    (b)

    Chennai

    (c)

    Cherrapunji

    (d)

    Kolkata

    Correct Answer:

  • With reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement in India with its spirit of Swadeshi, which one of the following statements is not correct ?

    (a)

    Laikat Hossain led the Muslim peasants of Barisal in their agitations

    (b)

    In 1989, the scheme of national education was formulated by Satish Chandra Mukherjee

    (c)

    The Bengal National College was founded in 1906 with Aurobindo as the Principal

    (d)

    Tagore preached the cult of Atmasakti, the main plank of which was social and economic regeneration of the villages

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message ?

    (a)

    Dadu

    (b)

    Kabir

    (c)

    Ramananda

    (d)

    Tulsidas

    Correct Answer:

    (c)