1. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

2. While India’s Human population is growing at an astounding pace, the bird population is shrinking fastly mainly because :
1. there has been an abnormal increase in the number of hunters.
2. bio-pesticides and organic manure are being used on an large scale.
3. there has been a large scale reduction in the habitats of the birds.
4. there has been a large scale used of pesticides, chemical fertilizers and mosquito repellents. Select your answer correctly using the codes given below :
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3. Of the following who was not a signatory to the historic Poona Pact of 1932?

4. The American publicist who was with Mahatma Gandhi during his 'Qui t India' movement was:

5. Consider the fol lowing statements about haemoglobin :
1. It contains iron
2. It is a carrier of oxygen in the blood.
3. It imparts red colour to the blood.
4. It provides immuni ty against certain diseases. Of these statements :

6. Which of the fol lowing is associated with potassium deficiency?

7. Which hormone is known as ‘fight or flight’ hormone:

8. Which one of the following was the first to impose censorship of the Press?

9. The World Chess Championship 2000 was won by :

10. Sustainable agriculture means:

11. Who was the first woman among the fol lowing to become the Prime Minister of a country in the world?

12. Assert ion (A) :Economic growth in India has generally remained stagnant for the last ten years.
Reason (R) :Food grainsproduction has not increasedfor several years.
Choose the correct answer using the code given below :
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13. In which one of the following scientific fields Borlaug award is given?

14. Who among the following Mughal emperors wrote his autobiography in Persian?

15. Assertion (A) :Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a Communalist.
Reason (R) :He used religion as a political weapon. Select your answer using the codes given below:
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16. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below :
List-I (Articles of the
Constitution)
A. Art. 40
B. Art. 41
C. Art. 44
D. Art.48
List-II (Subject matter)
1. Organisation of Village Panchayat
2. Right to work
3. Uniform Civil Code
4. Organisat ion of agriculture and animal husbandry
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A B C D

17. Aero-India, 2001, air show was conducted at:

18. Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Shangnai-5?

19. Arrange the following states in descending order of per capita income of the year 1998-99 and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Punjab
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20. The prestigious Asia Society held its first meeting in India in March 2001 at :

21. Which gas leaked out, in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Causing numerous deaths?

22. Assertion (A): Coastal Gujarat has been called an industrial workshop.
Reason (R) : It is dotted with manufacturing units of textiles and garments, pharmaceutical and petrochemicals
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23. As per the budget 2001-02 the current fiscal Deficit of India is :

24. In surgery, what is arthroplasty?

25. Which one of the following States in India, has recently introduced the 'Greenhouse Farming'?