1. Who among the following leaders was the supporter of 'Swadeshi'?

2. The Governor of a State can act independent of the advice of the Council of Ministers in
1. asking the Government to prove its majority in the Assembly.
2. dismissing a Chief Minister.
3. reserving a bill for the consideration of the President of India.
4. returning the bill passed by the legislature for reconsideration.
5. seeking the opinion of the High Court. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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3. If 3/16 of a tank is filled in 15 minutes, the rest of the tank will be filled in

4. Which one of the following waterfalls in India has the most height?

5. 'Right to Equality' finds a place in the Constitution under
1. Art. 13 2. Art. 14
3. Art. 15 4. Art. 16 Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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6. Which one of the following pairs about the subject and the respective list under the Constitution of India is not correctly matched?
Subject List

7. Upnishads were translated into Persian during the reign of

8. Which of the following conditions indicate the impact of global warming ?
1. Melting of glaciers
2. Rise in sea level
3. Changes in weather conditions
4. Rise in global temperature Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
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9. Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

10. On which one of the following rivers is located Indo-Pak Bagalihar Project ?

11. The Hathras and Kanpur traditions relate to

12. Balance of Payment includes

13. Who of the following Mughal Emperors was coronated twice?

14. The recently appointed Chief of the Nepal Army (August- September 2009) belongs to the

15. A country has become the first country in Asia by sending its SELENI (Selenological and Engineering Explorer) probe in the orbit of Moon. The country to win this laurel is

16. Among the World's 100 most powerful women those included from India in Forbes Power List recently (2009) are
1. Sonia Gandhi
2. Shaban Azmi
3. Pratibha Paul
4. Chanda Kochchar
5. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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17. The first High/Supreme Court Judge, who voluntarily made public his assets, is

18. Consider following statements and state which of them is/ are correct with the help of given codes:
1. The term 'Union of States' has been used in the Constitution because Indian States have no right to recede.
2. The S.K. Dhar Commission preferred reorgnization of States on administrative convenience rather than on linguistic basis.
3. The Congress Committee under Pt. Nehru, Sardar Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya did not favour linguist ic basis for reorganisation of States.
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19. Among the SAARC countries the most densely populated country is

20. The rivers around which Indus Valley Civilization existed were
1. Indus 2. Chenab
3. Jhelum 4. Ganga Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
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21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Book) (Author)
A. Main ek 1. Vikas Harfanmaula Swarup
B. Jhopri Se 2. Amartya Rashtrpati Sen Bhawan Tak
C. the Idea of 3. A.K. Justice Hangal
D. Slumdog 4. Mahendra Millionaire Kulshreshtha
5. Mahmud
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A B C D

22. Consider the following statements and state which one of them is correct ?

23. The National Agriculture Innovation Project is being implemented by ICAR with credit assistance from World Bank. It has got how many components ?

24. Reasons for the spread of Buddhism included
1. Simplicity of religion.
2. Special appeal for the downtrodden.
3. Missionary sprit of the religion.
4. Use of local language.
5. Reinforcement of vedic sprit by philosophers. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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25. Arrange the following Indian States in a chronological order, according to their formation, and select the correct answer by using the codes given at the end.
1. Chattisgarh
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Jharkhand
4. Sikkim
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