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Exam Year: 2002

  • In a company 60% of the employees are men. Of these 40% are drawing more than Rs 50,000 per year. If 36% of the total employees of the company draw more than Rs 50,000 per year, what is the percentage among women who are drawing less than Rs 50,000 per year?

    (a)

    70

    (b)

    60

    (c)

    40

    (d)

    30

    Correct Answer:

  • Consider the following statements: 1. Light of longer wavelength is scattered much more than the light of shorter wavelength. 2. The speed of visible light in water is 0.95 times and speed in vacuum. 3. Radio waves are produced by rapidly oscillating electrical currents. 4. To detect the over speeding vehicles, police use the Doppler effect of reflected short radio waves Which of these statements are correct ?

    (a)

    1 and 2

    (b)

    1 and 3

    (c)

    2 and 4

    (d)

    3 and 4

    Correct Answer:

  • In the year 2001, the Prime Minister announced a five-year excise duty holiday for industries in

    (a)

    cyclone prone coastal Andhra Pradesh

    (b)

    border states of North-East

    (c)

    earthquake ravaged Kutch district

    (d)

    recently formed states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand

    Correct Answer:

  • With reference to the human body consider the following statements: 1. The production of somatotropin goes up when a person exercises 2. Men’s testes produce progesterone 3. Women’s adrenal glands secrete testosterone 4. Stress causes the adrenals to release very less amount of cortisol than usual Which of these statements are correct?

    (a)

    A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1

    (b)

    A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2

    (c)

    A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

    (d)

    A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2

    Correct Answer:

  • The age of a man is three times the sum of the ages of his two sons. Five years hence, his age will be doubled of the sum of the ages of his sons. The father’s present age is

    (a)

    40 years

    (b)

    45 years

    (c)

    50 years

    (d)

    55 years

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy’s authority over his executive council by substituting “portfolio” or departmental system for corporate functioning?

    (a)

    Indian Council Act, 1861

    (b)

    Government of India Act, 1858

    (c)

    Indian Councils Act, 1892

    (d)

    Indian Councils Act, 1909

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • The length of the longest pole that can be placed in a room 12 m long and 9 m wide and 8 m high is

    (a)

    12 m

    (b)

    14 m

    (c)

    17 m

    (d)

    21 m

    Correct Answer:

  • Match List I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) with List II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

    (a)

    A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1

    (b)

    A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2

    (c)

    A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

    (d)

    A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2

    Correct Answer:

  • Match List I (Mangrove ) with List II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

    (a)

    A-2, B-1, C-5, D-4

    (b)

    A-4, B-5, C-3 ,D-2

    (c)

    A-2, B-5 ,C-3, D-4

    (d)

    A-4, B-1, C-5, D-2

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following rights was described by Dr B R Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution?

    (a)

    Right to freedom of religion

    (b)

    Right to property

    (c)

    Right to equality

    (d)

    Right to Constitutional remedies

    Correct Answer:

    (d)