General Studies 2012 free model test 1- Part 2

26. Find out the incorrect statement:

1. International year of water cooperation – 2013

2. International year of sustainable energy and co-operatives – 2012

3. International year of Forest – 2011

4. International year of Biodiversity – 2010

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) None of the above

d) 2 and 3

Answer: a

27. Find out the organisation in which all the EU Countries are members:

1. European Coal & Steel Community

2. European Economic Community

3. European Atomic Energy Community

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 2 and 3

d) None of the above

Answer: a

28. SAARC Decade of 2010-20 is

a) Poverty alleviation

b) Indra Regional Connectivity

c) Rights of Child

d) Girl Child

Answer: b

29. Which of the following are correct about Antarctica Treaty 1959?

1. Provides for International Co-operation in Scientific Investigation and Research

2. Preserves, for the duration of Treaty, the status quo with regard to territorial sovereignty, rights and claims.

3. Reserves the Antartica Area South of 60⁰ South latitude for peaceful purpose

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 2 and 3

d) 1 and 3

Answer: a

30.    Find out the incorrect statement:

31.     

    Religion                                 Sacred Book

1. Confucianim                      - Zend Avesta

2. Zoroastrianism                  - Analects Peking

3. Judaism                             - Torah

4. Shintoim                             - Talmud & Midrash

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 4

d)  None of the above

Answer: c

31. Find out the incorrect statement:

       Book                                              Author

1. A Brief History of Time     - Stephen Hawking

2. A Bend in the River           - V.S. Naipal

3. A suitable Boy                   - Vikram Seth

4. Confession of a Lover      - Mulk Raj Anand

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 2 and 4

d) None of the above

Answer: c

32. Find out the correct statement:

1. Glassware – Egypt and Mesopotamia

2. Paper – China

3. Wheel – Sumerian

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) None of the above

Answer: a

33. Who among the following persons from India received Raman Magsaysay Award for community leadership?

1. Aruna Roy

2. Deep Joshi

3. Shanta Sinha

4. Arvind Kejriwal

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) None of the above

Answer: c

34. Who among the received Nobel Prize Peace?

1. Martti Ahtisaari

2. Wangari Maathai

3. Kim Dae Jung

4. Liu Xiaobo

5. Al Gore

a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

b) 4 alone

c) 2 and 4

d) 2, 4 and 5

Answer: a

35. Find out the incorrect statement:

1. The Fastest Animal - The Peregrine Falcon

2. The fastest Bird – Swift

3. The largest Sea Bird – Albatross

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 3

d) None of the above

Answer: a

36. Find out the correct statement:

1. Humayun Tomb – Delhi

2. Valleys of Flowers – Himachal Pradesh

3. Kalka–Shimla Railway – Himachal Pradesh

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 3

d) None of the above

Answer: a

37. Sphinx is in

a) US

b) Syria

c) Libya

d) Egypt

Answer: d

38. Hawa Mahal is in

a) Udaipur

b) Jodhpur

c) Jaipur

d) Allahabad

Answer: c

39. Hockey is the National Game for

1. Pakistan

2. India

3. Canada

4. Sri Lanka

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) None of the above

Answer: c

40. Who among the following persons not received Gold Medal in Olympics?

1. Karnam Malleswari

2. Abhinav Bindra

3. Sushil  Kumar

4. Leander Paes

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 3 and 4

d) 1, 2 and 4

Answer: c

41. The Book ‘Mein Kampf’ is written by

a) Alexander the Great

b) Sir Winston Churchill

c) Benito Mussolini

d) Adolf Hitler

Answer: d

42. Which one of the following is not a form of Carnatic Music?

a) Kriti

b) Thillana

c) Slokem

d) Tappa

Answer: d

43. The largest tiger reserve in India is

a) Nagarjuna

b) Manas

c) Pench

d) Corbett

Answer: a

44. Which one of the following is correctly matched?

a) Panchmarhi Sanctuary – Daltonganj

b) Toboda National Park – Hoshangabad

c) Periya Sanctuary – Idukki

d) Rohla National Park – Mayurbhanj

Answer: c

45. The Urjagram Programme was initiated during the

a) Fourth Five –Year Plan

b) Fifth Five - Year Plan

c) Sixth Five - Year Plan

d) Seventh Five – Year Plan

Answer: d

46. Synagogue is the place of worship of

a) Judaism

b) Shintoism

c) Zoroastrianism

d) Taoism

Answer: a

47. The seat of Kerala High Court is located at

a) Thiruvananthapuram

b) Kollam

c) Ernakulam

d) Kottayam

Answer: c

48. First American President to visit India is

a) Jimmy Carter

b) D.D. Eisenhower

c) Goerge Washington

d) Ronald Reagon

Answer: b

49. The nearest planet to the sun is

a) Venus

b) Mars

c) Mercury

d) Jupiter

Answer: c

50. India is self-sufficient in the production of all vaccines except

a) Measles

b) Polio

c) BCG

d) DPT

Answer: b