General Studies 2012 free model test 1- Part 4

76. India’s first indigenously built submarine is

a) INS Shahkul

b) INS Savitri

c) INS Vibhuti

d) INS Shalki

Answer: d

77. Which of the following is a medium range multi-target surface-to-air missile?

a) Trishul

b) Prithvi

c) Agni

d) Akash

Answer: d

78. Find out the correct statement:

1. Bhasa was a contemporary of Guptas

2. Mrichchahakatika belonged to Harsha period

3. Romaka Sidhanta, the book which deals Astronomy was of Gupta origin

a) 1,2 and 3

b) None of the above

c) 1 and 3

d) 2 and 3

Answer: c

79. Gulf of Bothinia separate

a) Sweden & Finland

b) Britain & France

c) Finland & Estonia

d) France and Spain

Answer: a

80. Find out the correct statement:   

1. Pt. Calmere is in Andhra Pradesh

2. Nilgiri is the 1st Biosphere reserve of India

3. Chumbi Valley is in Arunachal Pradesh

a) 1,2 and 3

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) 3 only

Answer: c

81. Find out the correct statement:

1. Duncan Pass separates Little Andaman from Nicobar

2. 10 Degree Channel separates Little Andaman from South Island

3. Campbell Bay is in Andaman group of Islands

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) None of the above

c) 1 and 2

d) 2 and 3

Answer: b

82. Rupnarayanpur is famous for

a) Telephone Cable

b) Paper

c) Oil refinery & fertilizer equipments

d) Motor Vehicles

Answer: a

83. Country’s first woollen cloth industry is at

a) Ludhiyana

b) Kanpur

c) Jalander

d) Almora

Answer: b

84. Rajaji National Park is at

a) U.P

b) Uttar khand

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) West Bengal

Answer: b

85. National Water way No.2

a) Champakar

b) Sadiya to Dhubri

c) Kollam-Kotapima

d) Udhyog Mandal canal

Answer: b

86. Sagar Island is in

a) Andaman & Nicobar

b) West Bengal

c) Lakshadeep

d) Orissa

Answer: b

87. The steepest peak in the world is

a) Everest

b) Kanchanjunga

c) K2

d) Rakaphoshi

Answer: d

88. Bank Note Press at

a) Dewas

b) Hishangabad

c) Neemuch

d) Nepanagar

Answer: a

89. The main feature of this Dravida style of temple architecture was

a) Shikhara

b) Gopuram

c) Vimana

d) Mandapa

Answer: b

90. Navanaitakam of the Gupta period was a book on

a) Astronomy

b) Mathematics

c) Medicine

d) Metallurgy

Answer: c

91. The first woman Governor of a state in free India was

a) Mrs. Indira Gandhi

b) Mrs. Vijay Laxmi Pandit

c) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

d) Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani

Answer: c

92. Match the following:

      Institute                                             Place

A. Home Bhabha National Institute 1. Mumbai

B. Tata Institute of Fundamental     

Research                                           2. Mumbai

C. National Brain Research Centre            3. Manesar

D.Physical Research Laboratory                4. Ahmedabad

a) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

b) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

c) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

d) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

Answer: a

93. Match the Following River with their respective ocean into which it drains:

A. R. Mackenzie                    1. Berring Sea

B. R. Yukon                            2. Beaufort Sea

C. R. Colorado                      3. Gulf of Mexico

D. R. Mississippi                   4. Gulf of California

a) A-1,B-4,C-2,D-3

b) A-3,B-1,C-4,D-2

c) A-2,B-1,C-4,D-3

d) A-2,B-4,C-1,D-3

Answer: c

94. Consider the following cities and find out those located on the banks of the river Danube?

1. Bicharest

2. Budapest

3. Vienna

4. Prague

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1 and 2

Answer: c

95. Find out the correct arrangement of the following mountain ranges from north to south:

a) Karakonam range, Ladakh range, Zaskar range, Pir Panjal range

b) Karakonam range, Zaskar range, Ladakh range, Pir Panjal range

c) Ladakh range, Karakonam range, Zaskar range, Pir Panjal range

d) Ladakh range, Karakonam range, Pir Panjal range, Zaskar range

Answer: a

96. The only snake that builds a nest is

a) Chain viper

b) Kind Cobra

c) Kriat

d) Saw-scaled viper

Answer: b

97. Find out the countries which border Iraq?

1. Iran

2. Kuwait

3. Turkey

4. Lebanon

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 1, 2, 3 and 4

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 4

Answer: a

98. Match the following:

List I (Compound)                             List II(Use)

A. Sodium bi carbonate       1. for white washing

B. Calcium oxide                   2. for making casts

C. Plaster of Paris                3. for cutting and grinding

D. Silicon carbide                 4. for making banking soda

a) A-2,B-3,C-1,D-4

b) A-2,B-3,C-4,D-1

c) A-2,B-3,C-4,D-1

d) A-4,B-1,C-2,D-3

Answer: d

99. Copper Sulphate is widely used as

a) fumigant

b) an antibiotic

c) fungicide

d) Pesticide

Answer: c

100. Pearls are composed mainly of

a) Granite and sodium oxalate

b) Conciolin and aspartate

c) Sodium carbonate and sodium oxalate

d) Magnesium carbonate and calcium carbonate

Answer: d