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Posted By: ashish Member Level: Diamond Posted Date: 16 Dec 2007
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2006 GENERAL STUDIES – 2006 (PRELIMINARY) -PART3 Question paper
55. Consider the following statements:
1. A person who has held office as a permanent Judge of a High Court cannot
plead or act in any court or before any authority in India except the
Supreme Court.
2. A person is not qualified for appointment as a judge of a High Court in
India unless he has for at least five years held a judicial office in the
territory of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
56.Each of 8 identical balls Is to be placed in the square shown in the figure
given a bove in a horizontal direction such that one horizontal row contains
6 balls and the other horizontal row contains 2 balls. In how many
maximum different ways can this be done?
a) 38
b) 28
c) 16
d) 14
57. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Slovenia : Bratislava
b) Seychelles : Victoria
c) Sierra Leona : Freetown
d) Uzbekistan : Tashkent
58. Who is Wole Soyinka?
a) A well – known economist
b) A well – known football player
c) A well – know industrialist owing steel plants in many parts of the
world
d) A Nobel Prize winner for literature
59. Consider the following statements:
1. Length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile.
2. Harmattan is a dusty land-wind of the East African Coast.
3. Greece and Albania form a part of the Iberian Peninsula.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3, only
c) 3 only
d) 1 only
60. In a tournament each of the participants was to play one match against
each of the other participants. 3 players fell ill after each of them had
played three matches and had to leave the tournament. What was the total
number of participants at the beginning, if the total number of matches
played was 75?
a) 8
b) 10
c) 12
d) 15
61. P, Q, R, S and T reside in a 5-storeyed (Ground + 4) building, and each of
them resides on a separate floor. Further,
1. T does not reside on the topmost floor.
2. Q does not reside on the ground floor.
3. S resides on the storey above that of P and one storey below that of R.
To know as to which one of the 5 persons resides on the ground floor
which of the above statements are sufficient / insufficient?
a) 1 and 3 are sufficient
b) 2 and 3 are sufficient
c) 1, 2 and 3 are sufficient
d) 1, 2 and 3 are insufficient
62. A box contains 5 sets of balls while there are 3 balls in each set. Each set
of balls has one colour which is different from every other set. What is the
least number of balls that must be removed from the box in order to claim
with certainty that a pair of balls of the same colour has been removed?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
63. Which one of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?
a) Vietnam
b) Brunei Darussalam
c) Bangladesh
d) Myanmar
64. Consider the following statements in respect of India’s advanced satellite
INSAT – 4A:
1. INSAT – 4A was launched in December, 2005 from New Mexico
2. The European commercial launch service provide Arianespace was
associated with the launch of INSAT – 4A
3. Tata-Sky- a digital cable service provider is associated with DTH
television broadcasting services from INSAT – 4A
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2, only
c) 2 and 3, only
d) 1 and 3, only
65. Consider the following statements:
1. Appellate Tribunal for Electricity has been established by each State
Government in India.
2. One of the components of the Accelerated Power Development and
Reforms Programme (APDRP) is upgradation of sub-transmission and
distribution system for electricity in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
66. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Monastery State
a) Dhankar Monastery : Himachal Pradesh
b) Rumtek Monastery : Sikkim
c) Tabo Monastery : Himachal Pradesh
d) Kye Monastery : Arunachal Pradesh
67. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code
given below the lists:
List – I (Valley) List – II (State)
A. Markha Valley 1. Sikkim
B. Dzukou Valley 2. Himachal Pradesh
C. Sangla Valley 3. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Yumthang Valley 4. Nagaland
A B C D
a) 2 4 3 1
b) 3 1 2 4
c) 2 1 3 4
d) 3 4 2 1
68. 3 digits are chosen at random from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 without
repeating any digit. What is the probability that their product is odd?
a) 2/3
b) 5/108
c) 5/42
d) 7/48
69.
16 64 64
9 18 25 25 18 1 9 18 1
36 16 X
(I) (II) (III)
What is the Value of X in Figure III?
a) 4
b) 16
c) 25
d) 36
70. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
a) Mahanadi River rises in Chattisgarh
b) Godavari River rises in Maharashtra
c) Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh
d) Tapti River rises in Madhya Pradesh
71. Where is Bundala Biopshere Reserve which has been recently added to the
UNESCO’S Man and Biosphere (MAB) network, located?
a) Russia
b) India
c) Sri Lanka
d) Bangladesh
72. Consider the following statements:
1. According to the Census 2001, Kerala has the smallest gap in male and
female literacy rates among the states of India (Delhi and Pondicherry
not included).
2. According to the Census 2001, Rajasthan has literacy rate above to the
national average literacy rate.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
73. Consider the following statements in respect of the National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act, 2005:
1. Under the Provisions of the Act, 100 days of employment in a year to
every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled
manual work has become a fundamental right.
2. Under the provisions of the Act, women are to get priority to the extent
that one -half of persons who are given e mployment are women who
have ask for work.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
74. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the
Afghan rulers to the throne of Delhi?
a) Sikandar Shah - Ibrahim Lodi - Bahlol Khan Lodi
b) Sikandar Shah - Bahlol Khan Lodi - Ibrahim Lodi
c) Bahlol Khan Lodi – Sikandar Shah – Ibrahim Lodi
d) Bahlol Khan Lodi – Ibrahim Lodi – Sikandar Shah
75. Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal E mperor?
a) Babar
b) Akbar
c) Jahangir
d) Aurangzeb
76. In Indian history, who was Abdul Hamid Lahori?
a) An Important military commander during Akbar’s reign
b) An official historian of the reign of Shah Jahan
c) An important noble and confidant of Aurangzeb
d) A chronicler and poet during the reign of Muhammad Shan
77.
6 1 5 5
3 2 4 2 6 4 2 4
(I) (II) (III) (IV)
Each of the six faces of a cube is numbered by one of the six digits from 1
to 6. This cube is shown in its four different positions in the figures I, II,
III and IV.
Consider the following statements:
1. Figures II and III are sufficient to know as to which face is opposite to
the face numbered 6.
2. Figures II and III are sufficient to know as to which face is opposite to
the face numbered 4.
3. Figures I and IV are sufficient to know as to which face is opposite to
the face numbered 3.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3, only
d) 1, 2 and 3
78. Who was the Governor- General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?
a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Hardinge
d) Lord Lytton
79. Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama:
1. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist
Conference in Paris in the year 1907.
2. Madam Cama Served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji.
3. Madam Cama was born to Parsi parents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3, only
c) 1 and 2, only
d) 3 only
80. Whom did Croatia defeat in the Davis Cup – 2005 Finals to win the Davis
Cup – 2005?
a) United States of America
b) Slovak Republic
c) Argentina
d) Spain
81. The initial design and construction of which massive temple took place
during the reign of Suryavarman II?
a) Sri Mariamman Temple
b) Angkor Vat
c) Batu Caves Temple
d) Kamakhya Temple
82. Indian Airlines (New name:
Indian) have redesigned their logo which is a
graphic wheel. This logo bas been inspired from which one of the
following?
a) Hampi Temples
b) Mamallapuram Temples
c) Sun Temple, Konark
d) Khajuraho Temple
83. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code
given below the lists:
List – I (Person) List – II (Area of Distincton)
A. E.C.G. Sudarshan 1. Theatre
B. V. Shanta 2. Violin
C. T.N. Krishnan 3. Research in Physics
D. Mahesh Dattani 4. Cancer treatment
5. Water-harvesting
A B C D
a) 3 1 2 4
b) 2 4 5 1
c) 3 4 2 1
d) 2 1 5 4
84. Where is Davos – the venur of the annual meeting of World Economic Forum,
located?
a) France
b) Germany
c) Switzerland
d) Luxembourg
85. What is the Universal Product Code (UPC) adopted for?
a) Fire safety code in buildings
b) Earthquake - resistant building code
c) Bar code
d) Against adulteration eatables
86. What does the term ‘Dolby B, or ‘Dolby C’ printed on tape recorders and
other sound systems refer to?
a) Frequency modulated system
b) Amplitude modulated system
c) Noise reduction circuit
d) Both DC and AC power cab be used
87. Consider the following statements:
1. The Richer scale is a logarithmic scale and so an increase of 1 magnitude
unit represents a factor of 10 times in amplitude.
2. Each integer reading of the Richter scale has an energy 100 times that of
the previous integer reading.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
88. For which sport is the Val Barker Cup awarded in the Olympic Games?
a) Swimming
b) Boxing
c) Long Jump
d) High Jump
89. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) States Reorganization Act : Andhra Pradesh
b) Treaty of Yandabu : Assam
c) State of Bilaspur : Himachal Pradesh
d) Year 1966 : Gujarat becomes a State
90. Consider the following statements:
1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh.
2. West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal.
3. Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2, only
c) 2 and 3, only
d) 1 and 3, only
91. Which one among the following was the first to legalize euthanasia?
a) Austria
b) Switzerland
c) Netherlands
d) Canada
92. In a question paper, there are four multiple -choice questions. Each question
has five choices with only one choice for its correct answer. What is the total
number of ways in which a candidate will not get all the four answer correct?
a) 19
b) 120
c) 624
d) 1024
93. Which one of the following is not a Central University?
a) Pondicherry University
b) Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad
c) Visva Bharti, Shanti Niketan
d) University of Madras, Chennai
94. Consider the following statements:
1. Free and compulsory education to the children of 6- 14 years age group by
the State was made a Fundamental Right by the 76th Amendment to the
Constitution of India.
2. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide computer education even in rural
areas.
3. Education was included in the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment,
1976 to the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3, only
d) 1 and 3, only
95. There are 8 equidistant points A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H in the clockwise
direction on the periphery of a circle. In a time interval t, a person reaches
from A to C with uniform motion while another person reaches the point E
from the point B during the same time interval with uniform motion. Both the
persons move in the same direction along the circumference of the circle and
start at the same instant. How much time after the start, will the two persoins
meet each other?
a) 4t
b) 7t
c) 9t
d) Never
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