1. which of the following dynasties is associated with the...

1. Which of the following dynasties is associated with the Bronze Nataraja sculptures? ?

A. The Pallavas

B. The Vijayanagara

C. The Cholas

D. The Chalukyas

2. Amrita Shergil is a famous _____ _____.

A. Actor

B. Painter

C. Singer

D. Dancer

3. Ustad Bismillah Khan is a famous_____ _____ .

A. Sarod player

B. Shehnai player

C. Tabla player

D. Sitar player

4. In which museum is the original painting Mona Lisa exhibited?

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?

A. Elysee Museum, France ,

B. Museo National Del Prado, Spain ,

C. The Louvre, France ,

D. British Museum

5. What is a folk dance form of Rajasthan?

?

A. Dandiya

B. Ghoomar

C. Koikattikali

D. Lavani

6. By whom was the slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kisan raised? ?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Lal Bahadur Shastri

C. Indira Gandhi

D. Rajiv Gandhi

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7. What is the chronological order of the winners of Dadasaheb Phalke Award from 2011 to 2013? 2011 2013 ?

A. Gulzar, Soumitra Chatterjee, Pran , ,

B. Pran, Soumitra Chatterjee, Gulzar , ,

C. Soumitra Chatterjee, Pran, Gulzar , ,

D. Gulzar, Pran, Soumitra Chatterjee , ,

8. Which is the sixth community that recently attained minority status in India? ?

A. Sikh

B. Parsi

C. Buddhist

D. Jain

9. On what basis was India reorganized into different states in 1951? 1951 ?

A. Religion

B. Caste

C. Languages

D. Natural Resources

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10. Name the Indian whose symbol for Rupee was accepted as official.

.

A. Nondita Correa-Mehrotra -

B. Hitesh Padmashali

C. Shibin KK

D. D. Udaya Kumar .

11. Which of the following is correct? ?

I) NCT stands for National Capital Territory and delineates geographical boundary of Delhi. .

II) NCR refers to National Capital Region and comprises not just Delhi but four satellites towns such as Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Noida. , ,

.

A. Only I is correct I

B. Only II is correct II

C. Both I and II are correct I II

D. Neither I nor II is correct I II

12. For which animal is the Gir Forest National Park known for? ?

A. Bengal Tiger

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B. Asiatic Lion

C. Elephant

D. Rhinoceros

13. The name of the cluster of Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands was changed to_____by an Act of Parliament in 1973. 1973 , _____ .

A. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

B. Lakshadweep Islands

C. Indonesia

D. Mauritius

14. When an object appears RED to us, it means_____ . _____

A. Object is reflecting only those frequencies of visible light that belong to red colour. .

B. Object is refracting only those frequencies of visible light that belong to red colour. .

C. Object is dispersing only those frequencies of visible light that belong to red color. .

D. Object is absorbing only those frequencies of visible light that belong to red color. .

15. Which of the following elements is smallest in atomic size? ?

A. Hydrogen

B. Carbon

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C. Helium

D. Oxygen

16. By which law of physics does a passenger in a moving bus fall forward when breakes are suddenly applied? ?

A. Law of Inertia

B. Law of Gravity

C. Law of Entropy

D. Law of Thermodynamics

17. A student was asked to prepare a list of minerals. Which of the following did she select

incorrectly? . ?

A. Table salt

B. Diamond

C. Quartz

D. Coal

18. To which country did Pythagoras belong? ?

A. Russia

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B. Italy

C. Greece

D. Portugal

19. Name the artist who created the famous painting Guernica

A. Leonardo da Vinci

B. Pablo Picasso

C. M.F. Husain ..

D. Michelangelo

20. Which of the following lakes features in the last scene of the Hindi film 3 Idiots? ?

A. Pangong Lake, Ladakh ,

B. Lake Victoria, Africa ,

C. Dal Lake, Shringar ,

D. Mansarover Lake, Tibbet ,

21. What is Palace on Wheels? ?

A. A bus B. A train

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C. A luxurious tonga

D. None of the above

22. What is the correct order of the winners of the Football World Cup from 2006 to 2014? 2006 2014 ?

A. Italy, Spain, Germany , ,

B. Germany, Spain, Italy , ,

C. Germany, Brazil, France , ,

D. Spain, Brazil, Germany , ,

23. Which player from amongst the following has not scored a century at Lords, the Mecca of Cricket? ?

A. Ajinkya Rahane

B. Ajit Agarkar

C. Sachin Tendulkar

D. Saurabh Ganguly

24. What do you understand by digital footprint? ?

A. Trail and traces of data left behind by users on digital services

B. Digital data downloaded by a person

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C. The scanned signature of a person

D. All data seen on internet

25. What is Orbital Debris? ?

A.Small heavenly bodies in orbit between Mars and Jupiter. B. Any man-made object in orbit about the Sun which no longer serves a useful function. C. Any man-made object in orbit about the Earth which no longer serves a useful function. D. Gaseous emissions from satellites

26. GPS navigation is possible if the GPS receiver has unobstructed line of sight to a minimum of_____ _____

A. Nine satellites

B. Four satellites

C. One satellite

D. Twelve satellites

27. What is Artificial Intelligence? ?

A. Intelligence acquired through education and knowledge

B. Intelligence artificially inserted into a childs mind at the time of birth

C. Human-like intelligence exhibited by machines and softwares

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28. The resolution of a camera which determines the picture quality is given in pixels. What is a pixel? . ?

A. Smallest conttollable element of a picture represented on screen

B. Largest unit of a digital photograph

C. Size of the photograph in inches

D. Size of the photograph in centimeters

Directions Q. 29 31: Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by two arguments: I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument. Read the following carefully and tick the answer accordingly.

29 31 : : I II.

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29. Statement: Feminism, as a revolution, is the need of the hour. Arguments:

I)Yes. Womens dignity needs to be urgently realized. II) No. let there be a natura change.

: .

: I) . . II) . .A. Only argument I is strong

I B. Only argument II is strong

II

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C. Both I and II are strong I II

D. Neither I nor II is strong I II

30. Statement: Parents should not encourage their children to have junk food. Arguments: I) Yes. Junk food is not good for health.

II) No. Children have the right to eat whatever they want. : - :

I) .

II) ,

A. Only argument I is strong I

B. Only argument II is strong II

C. Both I and II are strong I II


31. Statement: Women participation in armed and police forces is very low. Arguments: I) Women are physically and mentally weak so they are not fit for such jobs. II) It is the responsibility of men to protect women, hence women need not join armed

and police forces. :

:

I) .

II) ,

A. Only argument I is strong I

B. Only argument II is strong

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II

C. Both I & II are strong I II


32.Who wrote The Interpretation of Dreams?

?

A. Jung

B. Skinner

C. Freud

D. Horney

33. In which country did the Anti-Gaddafi movement originate?

?

A. Spain

B. Libya

C. Malaysia

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D. Iran

34.What is the full form of CNG?

?

A. Congested Natural Gas

B. Compressed Nitrogen Gas

C. Compressed Natural Gas

D. Clear Natural Gas

35.Name the largest sea bird.

?

A. Walrus

B. Seal

C. Albatross

D. Penguin

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36.Which amongst the following is not included in the Fundamental Rights of the Indian Constitution?

?

A. Right to safeguard public property

B. Right to elect

C. Right to equality

D. Right against exploitation

37. Who was the first captain of Indias Test Cricket team? ?

A. Vijaya Hazare

B. C K Nayadu

C. Dhyanchand

D. Lala Amarnath

38. To whom is Ved Vyasa said to have dictated the epic Mahabharata? ?

A. Valmiki

B. Bhishma

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C. Narada

D. Ganesha

39. Aphrodite is the Greek Goddess of_____ _____

A. Knowledge and Power

B. War and Hate

C. Music and Healing

D. Love and Beauty

40. Who wrote the Indian treatise Natyashastra? ?

A. Kalidasa

B. Maithilisharan Gupt

C. Bharat Muni

D. Samudra Gupta

41. Androgyny is a concept related to_____ ?

A. A combination of human and animal characteristics

B. A combination of animate and inanimate characteristics

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C. A combination of masculine and feminine characteristics

D. All of the above

42. Identify the author who is not a Nobel Prize winner for Literature.

A. Gabriel Garcia Marquez

B. RabindraNath Tagore

C. Rudyard Kipling

D. Leo Tolstoy

43. Rajatarangini is a historical chronicle written in Sanskrit by_____ _____ .

A. Kalhana

B. Kalidas

C. Tulsidas

D. Lal Ded

44. Name the poet who wrote Sare Jahan se achha Hindustan hamara .

A. Tulsidas

B. Iqbal

C. Ghalib

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D. Rabindranath Tagore

45.The literary form of Godan is:

?

A. Novel

B. Memoir

C. Travelogue

D. Short Story

46.Who is the author of the novel Raag Darbari ?

?

A. Rahi Masoom Raza

B. Phanishwar Nath Renu

C. Shrilal Shukla

D. Manohar Shyam Joshi

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47.Name the playwright who writes in English?

?

A. Vijay Tendulkar

B. Girish Karnad

C. Surendra Verma

D. Mahesh Dattani

48. Which film from amongst the following is not based on any novel? ?

A. 3 Idiots

B. Sara Akash

C. The Namesake

D. Udaan

49. In which field is the Jnanpith award given? ?

A. Cinema

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B. Literature

C. Sports

D. Politics

50. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

A. India wins Freedom Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

B. Annihilation of Caste Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar

C. Discovery of India Mahatma Gandhi

D. Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam

51. Which of the following is correctly matched?

A. Five Point Someone - Amish Tripathi -

B. Immortals of Meluha - Kishor Chaudhari -

C. Maximum City - Suketu Mehta -

D. Narcopolis - Shashi Deshpande -

52. Amrita Pritam is a poet who wrote in_____ _____ .

A. Urdu

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B. Hindi

C. Punjabi

D. Rajasthani

53. What do we mean by Pigs will fly? ?

A. It is easy

B. It is desired

C. It is possible

D. It is impossible

54.Who among the following is not a Hindi writer?

?

A. Premchand

B. Sharatchandra

C. Vishnu Prabhakar

D. Mahadevi Verma

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55.To which domain is Selfie related?

A. Grammar

B. Photography

C. Philosophy


56. What does CSAT stands for? ?

A. Common Service Aptitude Test

B. Civil Services Aptitude Test

C. Core Selection Application Test


57. What is Narcissism? ?

A. To be in love with the other

B. Self Love

C. To hate others

D. To be compassionate

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58. Name the Shakespearean character whose soliloquy begins with the line To be or not to be

A. Othello

B. Shylock

C. Hamlet

D. Macbeth

59. Which pair is not correct? ?

A. Salim-Javed -

B. Shankar-Ahsaan-Loy --

C. Laxmikant- Beharilal -

D. Salim-Suleman -

60. Which of the following is related to the 1857 War of Independence? 1857 ?

A. Raisina Hill

B. Flagstaff Tower

C. Rajghat

D. Birla Mandir

61. To what kind of file does DOCX' extension usually refer?

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DOCX' extension ?

A. Compressed Archive file

B. Excel file

C. Power point file

D. Word file

62. Which state in India is Madhubani painting associated with? ?

A. Assam

B. Gujarat

C. Manipur

D. Bihar

63. Choose the correct match: :

A. Konark Temple Odisha -

B. Italy - Athens -

B. River Nile South Africa C. Fatehpur Sikri - Haryana -

64. Which of the following is not a drama? ?

A. Charandas Chor

B. Shakuntalam

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C. Kumarsambhawam

D. Ghashiram Kotwal

65. Name the gallantry award from amongst the following. ?

A. Padma Chakra

B. Kaal Chakra

C. Ashok Chakra

D. Dharm Chakra

66. Which of the following is a vestigial organ? ?

A. Kidney

B. Liver

C. Appendix

D. Heart

67. Choose the correct match.

A. Chicken Pox- Bacteria -

B. Small Pox- Virus -

C. Dengue Fungus -

D. Ring Worm- Insect -

68. Which of the following is true?

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? i) Congo, an African country, was formerly known as Zaire. ii) River Congo of Africa was formerly known as River Zaire iii) River Congo is the deepest river in the world

A. Only i & ii are true I II .B. Only ii & iii are true ii iii C. Only i & iii are true I iii D. All are true

69. Which of the following is true about 'Apartheid'? ?A. System of racial segregation in Africa B. Discrimination against blacks in America C. Discrimination against Indians in Britain D. Discrimination against Indians in America

70. What is the Nelson Number in cricket? ?

A. 222 B. 111 C. 333 D. 101

71. Global Warming is supposed to increase the sea-water level. Which of the following countries is predicted to submerge completely by the end of 21st century if global temperatures keep rising at the current pace? . ?

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A. Indonesia B. Phillipines C. Maldives D. Japan

72. Which of the following groups of countries shares land border with India? () . A. Pakistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka , , , , , , B. Pakistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Afghanistan , , , , , , C. Pakistan, China, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Maldives , , , , , , D. Pakistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh , , , , , , , ,

73. Which of the following is not an endangered species of India? ?A. Indian Vulture B. Blackbuck C. Ass D. Kashmir Stag (Hangul)

74. Name the magazine devoted to women and their issues. .

A. Caravan

B. The New Quest

C. Manushi

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D. Kali for Women

75. The book The Accidental Prime Minister raised a lot of debate recently. Who is its author? . ?

A. Natwar Singh

B. Sanjaya Baru

C. Salman Rushdie

D. Dinanath Batra

76. What causes the disease Beri Beri? - ?

A. Deficiency of Vitamin D

B. Deficiency of Vitamin B1 -1

C. Excess of Vitamin B1 -1

D. Excess of Vitamin D

77. Which of the following is known as the powerhouse of the cell? ?

A. Nucleus

B. Mitochondria

C. RNA

D. DNA

78. Indias space vehicle PSLV-C23 was launched on 30 June 2014 from Sriharikota. Satellites of which of the following groups of countries were launched by this vehicle?

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- 23 30 2014 . ?

A. France, Germany, Canada and Singapore , , B. Indonesia, Phillipines and Singapore , C. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh D. None of the above

79. In the recently held BRICS Summit 2014, it was decided that the headquarters of the New Development Bank will be at______ 2014 _____

A. Shanghai, China ,

B. New Delhi, India ,

C. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ,

D. Moscow, Russia ,

80. Which of the following is not a hereditary disorder? ?

A. Hemophilia

B. Colour Blindness

C. Sickle-Cell disease

D. Appendicitis

81. Cuboid is related to Rectangle in the same way as Cube is related to ______ . ______.

A. Triangle

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B. Square

C. Trapezium

D. Parallelogram

82. Which one is the odd one out? ?

5, 10, 17, 24, 37, 50

A. 10

B. 24

C. 50

D. 17

83. Eight people went for a five-day mountain trip. They took food supplies for eight people sufficient for five days, such that each of them will get the same share. Two more people joined the trip but the new members did not get more food supply. For how many days would the food last if the originally planned daily share was not changed? . . . ?

A. 6 days

6

B. 4 days

4

C. 3 days

3

D. 5 days

5

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84. A battalion of National Security Cadet is facing north direction. They were given following commands: Turn left

Turn left

Turn right

.

Which direction are they facing now? ?

A. East

B. West

C. North

D. South

Instructions for Q85-86:

In a cricket match, Smita scored fewer runs than Nisha but more than Ekta. Nisha scored more runs than Roohi but less than Ameena. Roohi scored less runs than Smita but more than Ekta?

8586 : , .

. .

85. Who scored the highest runs in the match?

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?

A. Nisha

B. Ameena

C. Smita

D. Roohi

86. Who scored the second lowest runs in the match? ?

A. Roohi

B. Nisha

C. Smita

D. Ekta

Instructions for Q87-90:

A school advertised the post of school counsellor. Following is the distribution of candidates who applied for the post:

Triangle represents trained candidates with certificate in counselling

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Circle represents married candidates

Rectangle represents female candidates

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87-90 : .

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87. If school wants to interview only trained female counsellors who are married then how many candidates are eligible for the interview?

?

A. 5

B. 4

C. 10

D. 3

88. What does number 10 represent in the diagram? 10 ?

A. married candidates

B. married candidates without certificate

C. married candidates without certificate who are not female

D. married candidates who are female

89. How many candidates have certificate in counselling? ?

A. 8

B. 3

C. 15

D. 11

90. Some poets are players, some players are actors, and no poet is an actor. Which of the following diagrams correctly represents the above statement?

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, , .

?

A. b

B. a

C. c

D. d

The following questions (Q.91 - 100) are language related questions Attempt either the Hindi or the English Question

( 91 - 100) .

a.

b.

c.

d.

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91. Choose the correct option that best reflects the meaning of the following sentence. My classmate gave this book to me.

A. My classmate was given this book by me. B. This book was given to me by my classmate. C. I gave this book to my classmate. This book was given to my classmate by me.

OR

?

A.

B.

C.

D.

92. Choose the correct option that best reflects the meaning of the following sentence. Your car is more expensive than mine.

A. My car is not cheaper than yours. B. Your car is cheaper than mine. C. My car is as expensive as yours. D. My car is not as expensive as yours.

OR

.

A.

B.

C.

D.

93. Complete the following sentence with the best option that reflects the overall meaning of the sentence.

To the dismay of the student body, the student president of the school was_____berated by the principal at the school assembly.

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A. privately B. Quietly C. publicly D. extremely

OR

A. -

B. -

C.

D. -

94. Complete the following sentence with the best option that reflects the overall meaning of the sentence. The child was so spoilt by her indulgent parents that she pouted and became_____at the slightest of rebuke on her misbehavior.

A. discreet B. sullen C. ecstatic D. elated

OR

?

A.

B.

C.

D.

95. To say Break a leg means that one is wishing the person:

A. Good luck B. Bad luck

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C. Bad health D. Failure

OR

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A.

B.

C.

D.

96. To give someone a cold shoulder means:

A. hit someone on the shoulder B. be friendly to someone C. please someone D. ignore someone

OR

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A.

B.

C.

D.

97. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the word scintillating

A. very sharp B. very dull C. very bright D. very blunt

OR

A. -

B. -

C.

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D. -

98. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase a white elephant

A. Burdensome or costly possession B. Useful mode of transport C. A rare article D. A proud possession

. A. . B. .

C. .

D.

99. What is the appropriate antonym of the word industrious

A. Stupid B. Lazy C. Harsh D. Inexpensive

OR

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A.

B.

C.

D.

100.What is the appropriate antonym of the word unruly

A. Disciplined B. Immobile C. Engaging D. Indifferent

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OR

A. +

B. +

C. +

D.

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