Directions: (Q. No.

01 – 10) Select the Synonym of the (a) Foolish

word in capital letter from the given options. (b) Obese
1. UNCTUOUS (c) Weak
(a) Revengeful (d) Sober
(b) Façade
(c) Blunt 10. FASTIDIOUS
(d) Prayer (a) Pure
(b) Zigzag
2. OSSIFT (c) Plain
(a) To harden (d) Finicky
(b) To soften
(c) To change Directions: (Q. Nos. 11 – 20) Select the Antonym of
(d) To rotate the word in capital letters from the given options.
11. SENILE
3. VIVID (a) Active age
(a) Range (b) Development age
(b) Random (c) Young age
(c) Predictable (d) Old age
(d) Bright
12. DORMANT
4. SERVILE (a) Sleeping
(a) Opposing (b) Dreaming
(b) Follower (c) Active
(c) Leading (d) Minor
(d) Optimizing
13. SPURIOUS
5. CANINE (a) False
(a) Cat like (b) Real
(b) Dog like (c) Justified
(c) Lion like (d) Authorized
(d) Bear like
14. A PHILANTHROPIST
6. PRECOCIOUS (a) Generosity
(a) Hated (b) Greatness
(b) Talented (c) Egoist
(c) Stupid (d) Selfish
(d) Optimistic
15. PRAGMATIC
7. PLACATE (a) Practical
(a) Pacify (b) Impractical
(b) Place (c) Impossible
(c) Play (d) Possible
(d) Predate
16. VITATE
8. ENERVATE (a) To spoil
(a) Strengthen (b) To fix
(b) Weaken (c) To complain
(c) Waste (d) To redress
(d) Reverberate
17. ADAMANT
9. FATUOUS (a) Complying
(b) Denying 26. While crossing the highway a five years old child
(c) Challenging was knocked out by a passing car.
(d) Defying (a) In
(b) Up
18. SYCOPHANT (c) Down
(a) Defying (d) No improvement
(b) Flattery
(c) Hating 27. Will you kindly open the knot?
(d) Bombast (a) Break
(b) Loose
19. CIRCUTTOUS (c) Untie
(a) Round (d) No improvement
(b) Short and direct
(c) Indirect 28. I took the cycle which he bought yesterday.
(d) Clumsy (a) That he had bought yesterday
(b) That which he had bought yesterday
20. DEXTEROUS (c) That he bought yesterday
(a) Skillful (d) No improvement
(b) Dull
(c) Clumsy 29. Will you lend me few rupees in this hour of need?
(d) Ken (a) Borrow me a few rupees
(b) Lend me any rupees
Directions: (Q. No. 21 – 30) A part of the sentence is (c) Lend me a few rupees
bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (d) No improvement
(b) and (c) which may improve the sentence, choose the
correct alternative. In case of no improvement is needed 30. She is quite well now, except a slight cold.
your answer is (d). (a) Except have a slight cold
21. No one could explain how a calm and balanced (b) Except for a slight cold
person like him could penetrate such a mindless (c) Excepting a slight cold
act on his friends. (d) No improvement
(a) Perpetuate
(b) Perpetrate Directions: (Q. No. 31 – 34) In the following items,
(c) Precipitate some parts of the sentences have been jumbled up. You
(d) No improvement are required to rearrange these parts which are labelled
P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose
22. If he had time he will call you. proper sequence.
(a) Would Have Had 31. .
(b) Has P: the philosophy behind this act is
(c) Would Have Q: preserve the nation’s industries and
(d) No improvement R: to prevent the
S: wastage
23. More than one person was killed in the accident. (a) PSQR
(a) Were killed (b) PQRS
(b) Are killed (c) PQSR
(c) Have been killed (d) QSPR
(d) No improvement
32. .
24. He found a wooden broken chair in the room. P: also add pictures or graphics
(a) Broken wooden chair Q: been computer generated
(b) Wooden and broken chair R: they may
(c) Broken and wooden chair S: that have
(d) No improvement (a) RPQS
(b) SPRQ
25. Hoping not to be distributed, I sat down in my (c) RPSQ
easy chair to read the book I won as a prize. (d) PSRQ
(a) I had win as prize
(b) I have won a prize 33. .
(c) I had won as a prize P: but most men of great creative power
(d) No improvement Q: are not interested in becoming rich
R: For them a modest subsistence
S: would suffice different parts (a), (b) and (c) one of which has the
(a) RSPQ error, and you have to mark that part as your answer. If
(b) PRSQ you think sentence is correct and has no error then
(c) PQRS mark (d) as our answer.
(d) PSQR 41. .
(a) The police broke in upon the robbers
34. . (b) when they were in a lonely place
P: Chief Justice (c) to divide their body
Q: Earl Warm was one of (d) No error
R: the great activist judges
S: of the Supreme Court 42. .
(a) PSRQ (a) With a liberalized duty structure
(b) QPSR (b) and the government’s stand at allowing
(c) QRS; multinationals to set up shop directly
(d) PQRS (c) imported parts are now freely available
(d) No error
Directions: (Q. Nos. 35 – 40) Sentences are given with
blank to be filled in with appropriate word(s). Four 43. .
alternative are suggested for each question. Choose the (a) His trousers
correct alternative out of the four alternatives. (b) are three
35. The criminal together with his associates ______ (c) sizes large
arrested. (d) No error
(a) Are
(b) Was 44. .
(c) Were (a) Suresh Raina is one of the finest batsmen
(d) Have (b) that India have produced
(c) over the decades
36. By the time I reach Kolkata, it ______ morning. (d) No error
(a) is
(b) must be 45. .
(c) would be (a) It is not feasible but
(d) was (b) in many ways desirable that an organization
should run its
37. In the last few days, ______ for help him. (c) own courses for developing its employees.
(a) anything has been done (d) No error
(b) is anything done
(c) something is done 46. .
(d) has anything been done (a) I brush my teeth
(b) twice a day
38. The patient is ______ of stomach ache. (c) early morning and late evening
(a) suffering (d) No error
(b) experiencing
(c) complaining 47. .
(d) afflicting (a) None of us
(b) are so knowledgeable
39. A good teacher should ______ responses from the (c) and versatile to conduct this program
student. independently
(a) elicit (d) No error
(b) provoke
(c) command 48. .
(d) infer (a) I hadn’t seen him for years
(b) and i accidently ran into him
40. The manager needs to hold ______ his anger. (c) in the street this morning
(a) On (d) No error
(b) With
(c) Down 49. .
(d) Back (a) He paid little attention
(b) to his teacher’s advice
Directions: (Q. No. 41 – 50) In each of the following (c) suffered for it
questions of sentences is given. It is divided in (d) No error
 (d) √2
50. .
(a) This is bad habit 56. A wire of cross-section 4 mm2 is stretched by 0.1
(b) about fighting mm by a certain weight. How far (length) will the
(c) on trival matters wire of same material and length but of area 8
(d) No error mm2 stretch under the action of same force?
(a) 0.05 mm
51. A cube is subjected to a uniform volume (b) 0.10 mm
compression. If the side of the cube decreases by (c) 0.15 mm
1% the bulk strain is (d) 0.20 mm
(a) 0.01
(b) 0.02 57. If 𝑌 and 𝐵 represent Young’s modulus and bulk
(c) 0.03 modulus for a material, then in practice
(d) 0.06 (a) 𝑌 < 3𝐵
(b) 𝑌 = 3𝐵
52. Four wires of the same material are stretched by (c) 𝑌 > 3𝐵
the same load. The dimensions are given below. (d) 𝐵 = 3𝑌
Which of them will elongate the most?
(a) Length 100 cm, diameter 1 cm 58. If the ratio of length, radii and Young’s moduli of
(b) Length 200 cm, diameter 2 cm steel and brass wires in the figure are 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐
(c) Length 300 cm, diameter 3 cm respectively. Then the corresponding ratio of
(d) Length 400 cm, diameter 0.5 cm increase in their lengths would be

53. Two wires of equal length and cross-section area

are suspended as shown in figure. Their Young’s
modulus are 𝑌1 and 𝑌2 respectively. The equivalent
Young’s modulus will be

2𝑎𝑐
(a) 𝑏2
3𝑎
(b) 2𝑏2 𝑐
3𝑐
(c) 2𝑎𝑏2
(a) 𝑌1 + 𝑌2 2𝑎2 𝑐
(d)
𝑌 +𝑌 𝑏
(b) 1 2 2
𝑌1 𝑌2
(c) 59. The shear modulus of a liquid is
𝑌1 +𝑌2
(a) Zero
(d) √𝑌1 𝑌2 (b) Unity
(c) Infinity
54. A light rod of length 200 cm is suspended from the (d) May have any finite non-zero value
ceiling horizontally by means of two vertical wires
of equal length tied to its ends. One of the wires is 60. A steel wire of length 4.7 m and cross-sectional
made of steel and is of cross-section 0.1 cm2 and area 3.0 x 10–5 m2 stretches by the same amount as
the other of brass of cross-section 0.2 cm2. A a copper wire of length 3.5 m and cross-sectional
distance long the rod at which a weight may be area of 4.0 x 10–5 m2 under a given load. What is
hung to produce equal stresses in both the wires? the ratio of the Young’s modulus of steel to that of
4
(a) 3 m from steel wire copper?
4 (a) 1.8:1
(b) 3m from brass wire
(b) 2.8:1
(c) 1m from steel wire (c) 3.8:1
1
(d) 4m from brass wire (d) 4.8:1

55. Two wires 𝐴 and 𝐵 have the same length and area 61. The relation between 𝑌, 𝜂 and 𝐵 is
1 1 1
of cross-section. But Young’s modulus of 𝐴 is two (a) = +
𝑌 3𝜂 9𝐵
times the Young’s modulus of 𝐵. Then the ratio of 9 1 3
(b) = +𝐵
force constant of 𝐴 to that of 𝐵 is 𝑌 𝜂
1 1 1
(a) 1 (c) = +𝑌
𝜂 𝐵
(b) 2 9 3 1
1 (d) = +𝐵
(c) 2 𝑌 𝜂
 (a) 12 cm
62. The length of a wire is 𝐿1 when the tension in it is (b) 6 cm
𝑇1 and is 𝐿2 when the tension is 𝑇2 . The original (c) 3 cm
length of the wire is (d) 1.5 cm
𝐿 +𝐿
(a) 1 2 2
𝐿1 𝐿𝑇2 +𝐿2 𝑇1 69. Two wires 𝐴 and 𝐵 of the same material have their
(b) lengths in the ratio of 1:2 and their diameters in the
𝑇1 +𝑇2
𝐿1 𝑇2 −𝐿2 𝑇1 ratio 2:1. If they are stretched with the same force,
(c) 𝑇2 −𝑇1 the ratio of the increase in the length of 𝐴 to that
(d) √𝑇1 𝑇2 𝐿1 𝐿2 of 𝐵 will be
(a) 1:2
63. The mean distance between the atoms of iron is 3 (b) 4:1
x 10–10 m and interatomic force constant for iron is (c) 1:8
7 N/m. The Young’s modulus of elasticity for iron (d) 1:4
is
(a) 2.33 x 105 N/m2 70. Identify the incorrect statement.
(b) 23.3 x 1010 N/m2 (a) Young’s modulus and shear modulus are relevant
(c) 2.33 x 109 N/m2 only for solids.
(d) 2.33 x 1010 N/m2 (b) Bulk modulus is relevant for solids, liquids and
gases
64. Which of the following substance has the highest (c) Alloys have larger values of Young’s modulus
value of the Young’s modulus? than metals.
(a) Steel (d) Metals have large values of Young’s modulus than
(b) Rubber elastomers.
(c) Wood
(d) Copper 71. The compressibility of water is 6 x 10–10 N–1 m2. If
one liter is subjected to a pressure of 4 x 107 N m–
65. Which one of the following statements is wrong? 2
, the decrease in its volume is
(a) Young’s modulus for a perfectly rigid body is (a) 10 cc
zero. (b) 24 cc
(b) Bulk modulus is relevant for solids, liquids and (c) 15 cc
gases. (d) 12 cc
(c) Rubber is less elastic than steel.
(d) The Young’s modulus and shear modulus are 72. Which one of the following statements is correct?
relevant for solids. In the case of
(a) Shearing stress there is change in volume.
66. Two wires are made of the same material and have (b) Hydraulic stress there is no change in shape.
the same volume. However wire 1 has cross- (c) Shearing stress there is no change in shape.
sectional area 𝐴 and wire 2 has cross—sectional (d) Hydraulic stress there is no change in volume.
area3𝐴. If length of wire 1 is increased by ∆𝑥 on
applying force𝐹, how much force is needed to 73. For most of the materials the Young’s modulus in
stretch wire 2 by the same amount? 𝑛 times the rigidity modulus, where 𝑛 is
(a) 4𝐹 (a) 2
(b) 6𝐹 (b) 3
(c) 9𝐹 (c) 4
(d) 𝐹 (d) 5

67. A uniform wire of mass𝑚, length𝐿, area of cross- 74. The Young’s modulus of the material of a wire is
section 𝐴 and Young’s modulus 𝑌 hangs from the equal to the
ceiling. Its elongation under its own weight will be (a) Stress required to increase its length four times
(a) Zero (b) Stress required to produce unit strain
𝑚𝑔𝐿 (c) Strain produced in it
(b) 2𝐴𝑌
𝑚𝑔𝐿 (d) Stress acting on it
(c)
𝐴𝑌
(d)
2𝑚𝑔𝐿 75. A stress of 3.18 x 108 N m–2 is applied to a steel
𝐴𝑌 rod of length. Its Young’s modulus is 2 x 1011 N
m–2. Then the elongation produced in the rod in
68. A polyester fiber rope of diameter 3 cm has a
mm is
breaking strength of 150 kN. If it is required to
(a) 3.18
have 600 kN breaking strength. What should be
(b) 6.36
the diameter of similar rope?
(c) 5.18 The state of hybridization of carbons 1, 3 and 5 are
(d) 1.59 in the following sequence:
(a) sp, sp2, sp3
76. IUPAC name CH2 = CH – CH2 – CH2 – C = CH is (b) sp3, sp2, sp
(a) 1, 4-Hexanyme (c) sp2, sp, sp3
(b) 1-Haxen-5-yne (d) sp, sp3, sp2
(c) 1-Hexyn-5-ene
(d) 1,4-Hexyene 83. the homologue of ethyne is:
(a) C2H2
77. The molecular formula of diphenyl methane, (b) C2H6
(c) C3H8
(d) C3H4
how many
structural isomers are possible when one of the 84. Considering the state of hybridization of carbon
hydrogen is replaced by chlorine atom
atoms, find out the molecule among the following
(a) 4 which is linear?
(b) 8
(a) CH3–CH=CH–CH3
(c) 7
(b) CH3–C≡C–CH3
(d) 6
(c) CH2=CH–CH2–C≡CH
(d) CH3–CH2–CH2 –CH3
78. Name of some compounds are given. Which one is
not in IUPAC system
85. The correct IUPAC name of the compound

(a) 3–Methyl–4–ethyl
heptane (a) 4-Ethyl=3=prpyhex-1-ene
(b) 3-Ethyl-4-ethenylheptane
(c) 3-Ethyl-4-propylhex-1-ene
(b) (d) 3-(1-ethylpropyl)hex-1-ene

(c) 86. The process of growth is maximum during

(a) log phase
(d) (b) lag phase
(c) senescence
(d) dormancy

79. 87. Typical growth curve in plants is

(a) Methyl 3–chloro–2–butenoate (a) stair-steps shaped
(b) Methyl 4–chloro–2–pentanoate (b) parabolic
(c) Methoxy 3–chloro butanol (c) sigmoid
(d) Mahoxy 2–chloro butanone (d) linear
80. The general molecular formula, which represents 88. Senescence as an active developmental cellular
the homologous series of alkanol is process in the growth and functioning of a
(a) CnH2nO2 flowering plant, is indicated in
(b) CnH2nO (a) annual plants
(c) CnH2n+1O (b) flora parts
(d) CnH2n+2O (c) vessels and tracheid differentiation
(d) leaf abscission

89. Name the plant growth regulator which upon

spraying on sugar crop, increases the length of
81. The IUPAC name of is: stem, thus increasing the yield of sugarcane crop.
(a) 3, 4-dimethylpentanoyl chloride (a) Cytokinin
(b) 1-chloro-1-oxo-2,3-dimethylpentane (b) Gibberellin
(c) 2-ethyl-3-methylbutanoyl chloride (c) Ethylene
(d) 2, 3-dimethlpentanoyl chloride (d) Abscisic acid

82. In the hydrocarbon CH3–CH=CH–CH2–C=CH 90. Which of the following is not an inhibitory
6 5 4 3 2 1 substance governing seed dormancy?
(a) Gibberellic acid (a) It made possible the isolation and exact
(b) Abscisic acid identification of auxin.
(c) Phenolic acid (b) It is the basis for quantitative determination of
(d) Para-ascorbir acid small amounts of growth-promoting substances.
(c) It supports the hypothesis that IAA is auxin
91. It takes very long time for pineapple plants to (d) It demonstrated polar movement of auxins
produce flowers. Which combination of hormones
can be applied to artificially induce flowering in 98. Which one of the following growth regulators in
pineapple plants throughout the year to increase known as ‘stress hormone’?
yield? (a) Abscisic acid
(a) Cytokinin and Abscisic acid (b) Ethylene
(b) Auxin and Ethylene (c) GA3
(c) Gibberellin and Cytokinin (d) Indole acetic acid
(d) Gibberellin and Abscisic acid
99. During seed germination, its stored food is
92. Fruit and leaf drop at early stages can be prevented mobilized by
by the application of (a) ABA
(a) Ethylene (b) Gibberellin
(b) Auxins (c) Ethylene
(c) Gibberelic acid (d) Cytokinin
(d) Cytokinnins
100. The pineapple which under natural condition
93. You are given a tissue with its potential for is difficult to blossom has been made to produce
differentiation in an artificial culture. Which of the fruits throughout the year by application of
following pairs of hormones would you add to the (a) NAA, 2, 4–D
medium to secure shoots as well as roots? (b) Phenyl acetic acid
(a) IAA and gibberellin (c) Cytokinin
(b) Auxin and cytokinin (d) IAA, IBA
(c) Auxin and abscisic acid
(d) Gibberellin and abscisic acid 101. The Buddha attained nirvana at
(a) Bodh Gaya
94. The Avena curvature is used for bioassay of (b) Sarnath
(a) IAA (c) Sanchi
(b) Ethylene (d) Kusinagara
(c) ABA
(d) GA3 102. The worship of images (of Buddha) in India
began during the period
95. Auxin can be bio assayed by (a) Mauryan
(a) Photometer (b) Sunga
(b) Lettuce hypocotyl elongation (c) Kushana
(c) Avena coleoptile curvature (d) Gupta
(d) Hydroponics
103. Buddhism was founded by
96. What causes a green plant exposed to the light, on (a) Mahaveer
only one side, to bend towards the source of light (b) Gautama Buddha
as it grows? (c) Allah
(a) Light stimulates plants cells on the lighted side to (d) King Ashoka
grow faster.
(b) Auxin accumulates on the shaded side, stimulating 104. The collection of Buddha’s teaching is
greater cell elongation there. (a) Buddha Charitra
(c) Green plants need light to perform photosynthesis. (b) Sutta Pitak
(d) Green plants seek light because they are (c) Abhi Dharma Park
phototropic. (d) Vinay Pitak

97. Dr. F. Went noted that if coleoptile tips were 105. The caves of Ajanta and EIlora belonged to
removed and placed on agar for one hour, the agar (a) Jains
would produce a bending when placed on one side (b) Hindus
of freshly-cut coleoptile stumps. Of what (c) Buddhists
significance is this experiment? (d) Sikhs
106. What has been called the incident of relinquishing 115. Ocean circulation subdivides Pacific Ocean
home by the Lord Buddha? into……………..and ………….. two largely
(a) Mahabhinishkraman independent volume of water which meets at
(b) Sambodhi equator
(c) Mahaparinirvan (a) West Pacific and East Pacific
(d) Dharma chakrapravartan (b) West Pacific and North Pacific
(c) East Pacific and South Pacific
107. What was the name of Lord Buddha’s wife? (d) North Pacific and South Pacific
(a) Yashodhara
(b) Mahamaya 116. Which of the following is ocean sub divided into
(c) Chitragandha two parts southern and northern Ocean?
(d) Kunti (a) Indian
(b) Pacific
108. In which language did Gautama Buddha taught? (c) Arctic
(a) Hindi (d) None of the above
(b) Tamil
(c) Sindhi 117. While straddling the equator, the Galapagos and
(d) Prakrit Gilbert Islands are deemed wholly within which
ocean?
109. Which one of the following statement is correct? (a) Northern Pacific
(a) Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana at Sarnath (b) Southern Pacific
(b) Buddha was born in Kusinagara (c) Indian Ocean
(c) Buddha attainted enlightment in Bodhgaya (d) Arctic Ocean
(d) Buddha delivered his first sermon in Lumbinivana
118. Name the world’s deepest point in Mariana Trench
110. Who was also known as Siddhartha? which is located in the western north Pacific at a
(a) Mahavir reaching point of 10,928 meter below sea level?
(b) Sankaracharya (a) Sirena Deep
(c) Ashoka (b) Tonga Trench
(d) Buddha (c) Challenger Deep
(d) None of the above
111. Which is the largest and deepest ocean in the
world? 119. Which of the following deepest point in located in
(a) Pacific Ocean Tonga Trench, at 10,823 meter below sea level in
(b) Indian Ocean southern hemisphere?
(c) Arctic Ocean (a) Sirena Deep
(d) None of the above (b) Challenger Deep
(c) Mariana Trench
112. Which of the following ocean is located in the (d) Horizon Deep
north of Pacific Ocean?
(a) Arctic Ocean 120. Which is the third deepest point on earth that is
(b) Indian Ocean also located in Mariana Trench?
(c) South Pacific (a) Sirena Deep
(d) None of the above (b) Challenger Deep
(c) Horizon Deep
113. Which of the following Ocean is bounded by the (d) None of the above
continents of Asia and Australia in west and
Americas in the east? 121. Who was recently reappointed as the Inspector
(a) Antarctic Ocean General of Border Security Force (BSF)?
(b) Pacific Ocean (a) V K Johri
(c) Indian Ocean (b) Abhinav Kumar
(d) Arctic Ocean (c) Rajeev Rai
(d) Arun Kumar Sharma
114. What is the total surface area of Pacific Ocean?
(a) 155, 250,000 km square 122. Abidali Neemuchwala, who resigned recently, was
(b) 175, 250,000 km square the Chief Executive Officer of which popular
(c) 165,250,000 Km square Indian IT firm?
(d) None of the above (a) Infosys
(b) Tata Consultancy Services
(c) Wipro
 (d) HCL (c) Algeria
(d) Iraq
123. Which Indian actor was recently presented with
the ‘Kishore Kumar Samman’ Award for 2018, by 131. Which of the following word has not been written
the Madhya Pradesh government? in the preamble of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Waheeda Rehman (a) Sovereign
(b) Asha Parekh (b) Socialist
(c) Vyjayanthimala (c) Democratic
(d) Hema Malini (d) Indians

124. Syed Ata Hasnain, Rajendra Singh and Krishna 132. Which of the following statements is not true?
Vatsa are recently appointed as the members of (a) The date of implementation of the Indian
which Indian organisation? Constitution is November 26, 1949
(a) National Disaster Management Authority (b) The “Secular” word was added by the 42nd
(b) National Disaster Response Force Constitution Amendment
(c) National Highways Authority of India (c) The 42nd Constitutional Amendment was done in
(d) National Biodiversity Authority 1976
(d) Social, Economic and political justice has been
125. Arjun Dev, who recently passed away, was taken from the Russian Revolution in the Indian
associated with which profession? Constitution
(a) Businessperson
(b) Politician 133. Which statement is not correct in the case of
(c) Historian "Sovereign India"?
(d) Musician (a) India is not dependent on any country
(b) India is not a colony of any other country
126. Which Indian Non-Governmental organisation (c) India can give any part of its country to any other
(NGO) won the prestigious USD 1.5 million Skoll country
Award for Social Entrepreneurship? (d) India is obliged to obey the UN in its internal
(a) CARE India affairs
(b) CRY
(c) ARMMAN 134. K.M. Munshi was related to......
(d) SMILE (a) Constitution draft committee
(b) Preamble Committee
127. Which Indian has featured in the top 20 global (c) Public Accounts Committee
leaders of ‘Medicine Maker Power List 2020’? (d) None of the following
(a) Pankaj Patel
(b) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw 135. Which year is related to Berubari Case?
(c) Ajay Piramal (a) 1972
(d) Dilip Shanghvi (b) 1976
(c) 1970
128. Who has been appointed as the new Vice (d) 1960
Chancellor of the Indian Maritime University?
(a) Malini Shankar 136. What is the true meaning of "Secular"?
(b) Sanjeev Ranjan (a) All religions are equal in the eyes of the
(c) Sujeet Kumar government
(d) Leela Nandan (b) Special importance to a religion related to
minorities
129. ‘Days of Glory’ and ‘Mourning en masse’ are the (c) One religion is promoted by the government
famous paintings of which Indian artist, who (d) None of the following
recently passed away?
(a) Nemai Ghosh 137. What is the meaning of "social equality" in the
(b) Nagorav Vitthalrao Deshpande Indian Constitution?
(c) Satish Gujral (a) Lack of opportunities
(d) Jayram Kulkarni (b) Lack of equality
(c) Equal opportunities for all sections of the societies
130. Abdelouahab Aissaoui, who won the prestigious (d) None of the following
‘International Prize for Arabic Fiction’, belongs to
which country? 138. Who among the following said that the preamble
(a) Egypt of the Indian Constitution is "The Keynote of the
(b) Sudan Constitution"?
 (a) Ernest Barker (d) new democratic development packages
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Dr. Ambedkar 147. National Development Council was set-up in
(d) Nelson Mandela (a) 1948
(b) 1950
139. Which of the following statements is true? (c) 1551
(a) In the Berubari case the Supreme Court had said (d) 1952
that the preamble of the Constitution is not a part
of the Constitution 148. Economic Planning is a subject
(b) In the Keshavanand Bharti case, the Supreme (a) in the Union List
Court had said that the preamble of the (b) in the State List
Constitution is part of the Constitution (c) in the Concurrent List
(c) "Preamble" of the Indian Constitution has been (d) unspecified in any Special List
taken from the Constitution of Canada
(d) None of the above 149. Economic survey is published by
(a) Ministry of Finance
140. "The language of Preamble" of the Indian (b) Planning Commission
constitution is taken from the constitution of..... (c) Government of India
(a) America (d) Indian Statistical Institute
(b) Canada
(c) Australia 150. Rolling plan was designed for the period
(d) Ireland (a) 1978-80
(b) 1980-85
141. India has (c) 1985-90
(a) socialistic economy (d) 1974-97
(b) gandhian economy
(c) mixed economy
(d) free economy

142. India opted for ‘mixed economy’ in

(a) Framing of the Constitution
(b) Second Five Year Plan
(c) Industrial Policy of 1948
(d) None of the above

143. Which one of the following was the task of the

Planning Commission?
(a) Preparation of the plan
(b) Implementation of the plan
(c) Financing of the plan
(d) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’

144. Who wrote the book ‘Planned Economy for

India’?
(a) M Visvesvaraya
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

145. The contribution of agriculture to India’s economy

is
(a) Increasing
(b) Decreasing
(c) Constant
(d) None of these

146. Planning in India drew on

(a) the New Economic Programme of Lenin
(b) the Fabian Socialism of Sidney and Beatrice Web
(c) the British welfare mechanism