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Exam Year: 2008

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    Which one of the following suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in which all the portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leader?

    (a)

    Simon Commission

    (b)

    Simla Conference

    (c)

    Cripps Proposal

    (d)

    Cabinet Mission

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    What is Agent Orange?

    (a)

    An ace spying group trained by the Police in London

    (b)

    A weed-killing chemical used by the US Military in the Vietnam War

    (c)

    A technique used in the advanced railway safety procedure

    (d)

    A special chemical used in making alloy steel

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    The term ‘prisoner’s dilemma’ is associated with which one of the following?

    (a)

    A technique in glass manufacture

    (b)

    A term used in shipping industry

    (c)

    A situation under the Game Theory

    (d)

    Name of a supercomputer

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called ‘Free Indian Legion’?

    (a)

    Lala Hardayal

    (b)

    Rashbehari Bose

    (c)

    Subhas Chandra Bose

    (d)

    V.D. Savarkar

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?

    (a)

    Akbar

    (b)

    Aurangzeb

    (c)

    Jahangir

    (d)

    Shah Jahan

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Who among the following rejected the title of knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India?

    (a)

    Motilal Nehru

    (b)

    M.G. Ranade

    (c)

    G.K. Gokhale

    (d)

    B.G. Tilak

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line?

    (a)

    Malacca Strait

    (b)

    Bering Strait

    (c)

    Strait of Florida

    (d)

    Strait of Gibraltar

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which of the following pairs in respect of power generation in India is/are correctly matched?
    1. Installed electricity generation capacity: 100000 MW
    2. Electricity generation: 660 billion kWh.

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
    Waterfalls – River
    1. Kapildhara Falls: Godavari
    2. Jog Falls: Sharavati
    3. Sivasamudram Falls: Cauvery.

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which one of the following cities is nearest to the equator?

    (a)

    Colombo

    (b)

    Jakarta

    (c)

    Manila

    (d)

    Singapore

    Correct Answer:

    (d)