UKPCS 2016 — विगत वर्ष प्रश्नपत्र

1. James Andrew Ramsay was the real name of which Governor-General of India?

1. Lord Dalhousie
2. Lord Canning
3. Lord North
4. Lord Curzon

2. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857?

1. Lord Hastings
2. Lord Canning
3. Lord Amherst
4. Lord Auckland

3. The Hindustan Socialist Republican Army/Association was founded in:

1. 1919
2. 1927
3. 1916
4. 1928

4. Who among the following was NOT associated with the Kakori incident?

1. Ram Prasad Bismil
2. Surya Sen
3. Rajendra Lahiri
4. Ashfaqullah

5. Which of the following is NOT an ancient race of Uttarakhand?

1. Yaksha
2. Nag
3. Khasi
4. Kinnar

6. The Battle of Khurbura was fought in:

1. 1800 A.D.
2. 1804 A.D.
3. 1710 A.D.
4. 1805 A.D.

7. Who demanded a separate administrative division for the hill area in 1946?

1. Sridev Suman
2. Badridutt Pande
3. P.C. Joshi
4. Manvendra Shah

8. The Treaty of Sugauli took place in:

1. 1800 A.D.
2. 1803 A.D.
3. 1805 A.D.
4. 1815 A.D.

9. Under whose leadership was the anti-deforestation movement launched in Raini village, Chamoli?

1. Sunder Lal Bahuguna
2. Chandi Prasad Bhatt
3. Gaura Devi
4. Kalyan Rawat

10. Who was the founder of the Parmar dynasty (of Garhwal)?

1. Ajai Pal
2. Kanak Pal
3. Kanak Rao
4. Jagat Pal

11. Which of the following is NOT an old folded mountain?

1. Ural mountain
2. Aravalli mountain
3. Andes mountain
4. Appalachian mountain

12. Which of the following is a Basic (first-order) landform?

1. Volcanic cone
2. Residual mountain
3. Monadnock
4. Erosional waterfall

13. Maximum coastal erosion is caused by:

1. Waves
2. Tides
3. Currents
4. Tsunami waves

14. Which is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?

1. Stratosphere
2. Ozonosphere
3. Ionosphere
4. Troposphere

15. The equatorial circumference of the Earth is nearly:

1. 31,000 km
2. 40,000 km
3. 50,000 km
4. 64,000 km

16. Which oceanic current is NOT associated with the Pacific Ocean?

1. Canaries
2. Kuroshio
3. California
4. Humboldt

17. In which year was SAPTA (South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement) constituted?

1. 1977
2. 1993
3. 1985
4. 1996

18. Which is NOT a natural unit of time?

1. Tropical year
2. Lunar month
3. Standard time
4. Day

19. Clouds are the result of:

1. Evaporation
2. Normal temperature lapse rate
3. Catabatic lapse rate
4. Condensation

20. Which pair is incorrect?

1. Dodi Tal - Uttarkashi
2. Devriya Tal - Tehri
3. Beni Tal - Chamoli
4. Basuki Tal - Rudraprayag

21. Where is the Khatling glacier situated?

1. Tehri-Garhwal District
2. Uttarkashi District
3. Chamoli District
4. Pithoragarh District

22. Eastern Dhauliganga (Poorvi Dhauliganga) is a tributary of:

1. Alaknanda
2. Kali river
3. Gomti river
4. Sharda river

23. Which National Park of Uttarakhand was included in Project Tiger in 2016?

1. Govind National Park
2. Gangotri National Park
3. Rajaji National Park
4. Corbett National Park

24. Where in Uttarakhand is the Kaliasaur landslide zone situated?

1. Between Chamba and Narendra Nagar
2. Between Kotdwara and Dugadda
3. On the Srinagar-Rudraprayag route
4. Between Rishikesh and Devprayag

25. Which sequence shows Uttarakhand sanctuaries correctly from west to east?

1. Kedarnath-Askot-Nanda Devi-Binsar
2. Kedarnath-Nanda Devi-Askot-Binsar
3. Kedarnath-Nanda Devi-Binsar-Askot
4. Nanda Devi-Kedarnath-Binsar-Askot

26. Match Doab with rivers: A.Bist Doab B.Bari Doab C.Rachna Doab D.Chaj Doab (i.Ravi-Chenab ii.Ravi-Beas iii.Beas-Satluj iv.Chenab-Jhelum)

1. A-iii B-ii C-i D-iv
2. A-i B-ii C-iii D-iv
3. A-iv B-iii C-ii D-i
4. A-i B-iv C-ii D-iii

27. Which is considered a biodiversity hot-spot in India?

1. Aravalli hills
2. Indo-Gangetic plain
3. Eastern Ghats
4. Western Ghats

28. Per Koppen, which describes North-East India including North Bengal?

1. Tropical monsoon rainforest (Amw)
2. Sub-tropical monsoon rainforest (Am)
3. Tropical wet and dry (Aw)
4. Humid sub-tropical with dry winter (Cwg)

29. Match Source Region with River: A.Brahmagiri Hills B.Verinag Spring C.Mahabaleshwar D.Chhota Nagpur Plateau (i.Cauvery ii.Jhelum iii.Krishna iv.Subarnarekha)

1. A-iv B-iii C-ii D-i
2. A-i B-ii C-iii D-iv
3. A-ii B-i C-iv D-iii
4. A-iii B-ii C-i D-iv

30. Which is the longest river in Peninsular India?

1. Krishna
2. Narmada
3. Godavari
4. Mahanadi

31. Which state in India has the largest extent of irrigation (percent)?

1. Punjab
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Haryana
4. Madhya Pradesh

32. Which Indian satellite series is used for the telecommunication system?

1. Rohini
2. IRS
3. CARTOSAT
4. INSAT

33. What is Dakshin Gangotri?

1. River Valley in Andhra Pradesh
2. Indian Research Station in Antarctica
3. Second source of the Ganga south of Gangotri
4. Island in the Indian Ocean near Antarctica

34. The sea coast of Tamil Nadu is known as:

1. Circar coast
2. Konkan coast
3. Coromandel coast
4. Malabar coast

35. Which group of States receives water from the Bhakra-Nangal project?

1. Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab
2. HP, Punjab, Haryana
3. Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan
4. Haryana, UP, Rajasthan

36. Per which Article is the Chief Minister appointed by the Governor of a State?

1. Article 163
2. Article 164
3. Article 165
4. Article 166

37. How many members of Lok Sabha are elected from Uttarakhand?

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7

38. How many nominated members are there in the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand (2016)?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

39. The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is located in:

1. Delhi
2. Nainital
3. Mussoorie
4. Hyderabad

40. Who was the first Chairman of the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission?

1. Shri A.P. Navani
2. Shri A.K. Dass
3. Lt. Gen. G.S. Negi
4. Lt. Gen. M.C. Bhandari

41. Who among the following was the Lady Governor of Uttarakhand?

1. Ms. Kamla Beniwal
2. Ms. Mridula Sinha
3. Ms. Margaret Alva
4. Ms. Sheila Dikshit

42. Which institutions are considered necessary to promote 'Unity in Diversity' in Indian federalism?

1. Inter-State Councils & National Development Council
2. Finance Commission & Regional Council
3. Unitary Judicial System & All India Services
4. All of the above

43. Per which Article did Jammu and Kashmir have special status?

1. Article 1
2. Article 360
3. Article 270
4. Article 370

44. Reservation for OBC is provided under which Articles?

1. Article 13(II) & 14
2. Article 14 & 15
3. Article 15(IV) & 16(IV)
4. Article 17 & 18

45. Which Article relates to the Protection of Life and Personal Liberty?

1. Article 19
2. Article 21
3. Article 20
4. Article 22

46. Under which Article was the separate Scheduled Tribes Commission established?

1. 337
2. 338
3. 338-A
4. 340

47. The demand for democratisation of the UNO is mainly related to:

1. General Assembly
2. Economic and Social Council
3. Security Council
4. Trusteeship Council

48. In which year was the SAARC meet first organised in India?

1. 1986
2. 1995
3. 2007
4. None of the above

49. In 1997, the World Environment (climate) Conference was organised in:

1. Rio-de-Janeiro
2. Nairobi
3. Kyoto
4. New York

50. India's Nuclear Doctrine contains:

1. No first use
2. Unilateral moratorium
3. Minimum Credible deterrence
4. All the above

51. Who coined the term 'BRIC' in 2001?

1. Jim O'Neill
2. Barack Obama
3. John Kennedy
4. Vladimir Putin

52. The first phase of liberalization in India was initiated under whose regime?

1. Rajiv Gandhi
2. P.V. Narasimha Rao
3. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
4. H.D. Deve Gowda

53. Which was recognised as a National Party in 2016?

1. INLD
2. Akali Dal
3. TMC
4. AIADMK

54. Which scholar described early-independence India as a 'one-party dominant system'?

1. Myron Weiner
2. Rajni Kothari
3. Austin
4. Bhikhu Parekh

55. Who recognises political parties in India?

1. President of India
2. Election Commission of India
3. Ministry of Law and Justice
4. Speaker of the Lok Sabha

56. Which Committee/Commission recommended the creation of Nyaya Panchayats?

1. Balwantrai Mehta Committee
2. Ashok Mehta Committee
3. G.V.K. Rao Committee
4. Sarkaria Commission

57. The system of Panchayati Raj is mentioned in:

1. The Union List
2. The State List
3. The Concurrent List
4. None of the above

58. Which function is NOT the concern of Local Self Government?

1. Public Health
2. Sanitation
3. Public Utility Services
4. Maintenance of Public Order

59. Which Article provides reservation of seats for SCs and STs in the Panchayats?

1. 243(D)
2. 243(C)
3. 243(B)
4. 243(A)

60. The concept of 'Right to Service' originated in:

1. The United States of America
2. Switzerland
3. Great Britain
4. China

61. In the 2016-17 Budget of Uttarakhand, which item was allotted the highest amount?

1. School Education
2. Agricultural Development
3. Industrial Development
4. Roads Construction

62. The biggest hydro-electric project of Uttarakhand is:

1. Sharda Project
2. Khadori Project
3. Pathari Project
4. Tehri Project

63. The 'Harela' festival of Uttarakhand is related to:

1. Plantation
2. Folk Dance
3. Animal Husbandry
4. None of the above

64. Which airport of Uttarakhand is most operational?

1. Pantnagar
2. Gauchar
3. Jolly Grant
4. Bharkot

65. Which shrine of Uttarakhand was visited by the maximum number of tourists in 2015?

1. Yamunotri
2. Gangotri
3. Kedarnath
4. Badrinath

66. Which district of Uttarakhand has the lowest population (Census 2011)?

1. Rudraprayag
2. Bageshwar
3. Champawat
4. Chamoli

67. Which country is the largest trading partner of India?

1. USA
2. UK
3. France
4. China

68. The National Agricultural Insurance Scheme was started in India in:

1. 1997-98
2. 1998-99
3. 1999-2000
4. 2000-2001

69. Per Census 2011, which state has the lowest sex-ratio?

1. Punjab
2. Haryana
3. Odisha
4. Rajasthan

70. One problem in calculating National Income in India is:

1. Under-employment
2. Inflation
3. Low level of savings
4. Non-monetised consumption

71. The Apex bank for providing agricultural refinance in India is:

1. RBI
2. NABARD
3. LDB
4. SBI

72. Per the 14th Finance Commission, the states' share in net central tax proceeds should be:

1. 32 percent
2. 35 percent
3. 40 percent
4. 42 percent

73. Which sector in India attracts the highest FDI equity inflow?

1. Construction sector
2. Energy sector
3. Service sector
4. Automobile sector

74. Who was the Governor of the RBI at the time (2016)?

1. D. Subbarao
2. C. Rangarajan
3. Raghuram Rajan
4. Urjit Patel

75. The Human Development Index is a composite index of:

1. Nutritional status, quality of life and per-capita GDP
2. Poverty, life expectancy and educational attainment
3. Life expectancy, education and per-capita income
4. Health, income and employment

76. The size of a marginal land holding in India is:

1. More than 5 hectares
2. 2 to 4 hectares
3. 1 to 2 hectares
4. Less than 1 hectare

77. In which year was the BRIC grouping expanded to BRICS (with South Africa)?

1. 2010
2. 2015
3. 2009
4. 2012

78. What was India's world rank in Commercial Services Exports in 2014?

1. 7th
2. 8th
3. 9th
4. 10th

79. The main emphasis of OPEC is on which of the following?

1. The production of petroleum
2. Control over prices of petroleum
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. None of the above

80. Globalisation does NOT include:

1. Reduction in import duties
2. Abolition of import licensing
3. Free flow of Foreign Direct Investment
4. Disinvestment of Public Sector equity

81. How many countries are members of the World Bank?

1. 189
2. 181
3. 164
4. 193

82. Which publishes the Global Competitiveness Index report?

1. UNDP
2. World Economic Forum
3. IMF
4. WTO

83. The Indian Grain Storage Management and Research Institute (training for SAARC countries) is at:

1. New Delhi
2. Pantnagar
3. Hapur
4. Hyderabad

84. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act came into force in India during:

1. 1998
2. 1999
3. 2001
4. 2005

85. TRIMs stands for:

1. Trade Related Income Measures
2. Trade Related Investment Measures
3. Trade Related Innovative Measures
4. Trade Related Incentive Measures

86. A Gene is:

1. A segment of DNA
2. A segment of DNA and histone
3. A segment of DNA, RNA and histone
4. All of the above

87. Thalassemia is a hereditary disease which affects:

1. Blood
2. Lungs
3. Heart
4. Kidney

88. Who gave the term 'Nanotechnology' and when?

1. Richard Feynman 1959
2. Norio Taniguchi 1974
3. Eric Drexler 1986
4. Sumio Iijima 1991

89. The training centre of the Uttarakhand Livestock Development Board is located at:

1. Dehradun
2. Rishikesh
3. Kalsi
4. Haridwar

90. Which set of gases is most important for the greenhouse effect?

1. Carbon dioxide, Methane, Chlorine, Nitric oxide
2. Nitric oxide, Methane, Ethane, Chlorofluorocarbons
3. Carbon dioxide, Methane, Nitrous oxide, Water vapour
4. Carbon monoxide, Sulphur dioxide, Methane, Water vapour

91. The Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) battery is used in:

1. Calculator
2. Cordless electronic appliances
3. Transistors
4. All of the above

92. Which statement is NOT associated with nuclear fission?

1. Neutron-induced nuclear reaction
2. Energy generation in stars
3. Source of energy in a nuclear reactor producing electricity
4. Enormous energy released in an atom bomb

93. Cellulose and starch are both made up of:

1. (+) glucose
2. (-) fructose
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. (+) galactose

94. Which of the following is a mechanical wave?

1. Radio-waves
2. X-rays
3. Light waves
4. Sound waves

95. With a rise in temperature, the viscosity of a liquid:

1. Increases
2. Decreases
3. Remains unchanged
4. May increase or decrease depending on the liquid

96. One nanometer is equal to:

1. 10^-9 m
2. 10^-6 m
3. 10^-10 m
4. 10^-3 m

97. The time period of revolution of a geostationary satellite is:

1. 12 hrs.
2. 24 hrs.
3. 48 hrs.
4. 6 hrs.

98. Teflon is the common name of:

1. Polytetrafluoroethylene
2. Polyvinyl chloride
3. Polyvinyl fluoride
4. Dichlorodifluoromethane

99. Which pair is of copper alloys?

1. Brass and invar
2. Bronze and Nichrome
3. Brass and Bronze
4. None of the above

100. Electric conduction in a semiconductor takes place due to:

1. Electrons only
2. Holes only
3. Both electrons and holes
4. Neither electrons nor holes

101. The Red Data Book is published by:

1. USEPA
2. IUCN
3. WWF
4. IGBP

102. In Uttarakhand, Oak-Rhododendron are characteristic plants of:

1. Sub-tropical forest
2. Sub-alpine forest
3. Temperate forest
4. All of the above

103. Maintenance of genetic diversity in National Parks is done by:

1. In-situ conservation
2. Ex-situ conservation
3. Gene pool
4. Cryopreservation

104. The first National Park of India is:

1. Nanda Devi National Park
2. Jim Corbett National Park
3. Rajaji National Park
4. Kanha National Park

105. Which is an example of Parallel Cropping?

1. Potato + Rice
2. Wheat + Mustard
3. Cotton + Wheat
4. Sorghum + Potato

106. Which of the following is an Operating System?

1. UNIX
2. JAVA
3. ORACLE
4. MS-Office

107. Which is an extremely fast, small memory between CPU and main memory?

1. Main RAM and ROM
2. Cache memory
3. Secondary memory
4. None of the above

108. Television transmission is an example of which of the following?

1. Simplex Communication
2. Half-duplex Communication
3. Full-duplex Communication
4. None of the above

109. The set of protocols that defines all transmission exchanges across the internet is called:

1. CSMA/CD
2. TCP/IP
3. FDDI
4. None of the above

110. Which is NOT offered as an independent service layer in Cloud Computing?

1. Hardware as a service
2. Platform as a service
3. Software as a service
4. Infrastructure as a service

111. When did Tehri State merge with the Indian Union?

1. 1st August, 1949
2. 15th August, 1947
3. 20th January, 1950
4. 26th January, 1952

112. In the Mahabharata, by what name were the Kuninda kings known?

1. Sarvasrestha
2. Madhyam
3. Dwij Srestha
4. Dwij

113. What is the historical name of Uttarkashi?

1. Govishan
2. Gangadwar
3. Brahmpur
4. Barahat

114. What are Kingri-Wingri and Neeti-Mana?

1. Passes
2. Rivers
3. Mountains
4. Religious places

115. To which game is Chirag Sen related?

1. Cricket
2. Football
3. Badminton
4. Hockey

116. Where is the 'Mauna-fair' (Mauna Mela) held?

1. Uttarkashi
2. Palipachhau, Jaunsar, Rawai
3. Chamoli
4. Ranikhet

117. Who founded the Tehri Rajya Praja Mandal?

1. Sri Dev Suman
2. Badri Dutt Pandey
3. Vir Chandra Singh Garhwali
4. Indra Mani Badoni

118. In which State of India is the Neutrino Observatory being established?

1. Kerala
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Karnataka
4. Maharashtra

119. In which event did Deepa Malik win a silver medal at the Rio Paralympics?

1. Javelin Throw
2. Discus Throw
3. Hammer Throw
4. Shot Put

120. NASA's Cassini spacecraft is on a mission to which planet?

1. Jupiter
2. Mars
3. Saturn
4. Venus

121. In which year did the Supreme Court adopt the Collegium System for appointing judges?

1. 1993
2. 1996
3. 2000
4. 2004

122. Which country has the world's longest network of bullet trains?

1. Russia
2. Japan
3. USA
4. China

123. Which physician of Indian origin was honoured with the US National Humanities Medal 2015?

1. Ranjit Bhushan
2. Arifa Tehsin
3. Abraham Verghese
4. Suketu Mehta

124. Which Indian paramilitary force has the distinction of raising the first women's battalion?

1. CISF
2. CRPF
3. BSF
4. ITBP

125. The Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI) is a collaboration among which three nations?

1. India, Afghanistan, China
2. India, Nepal, Afghanistan
3. India, Nepal, Pakistan
4. India, China, Nepal

126. Which was the first private-sector bank in India to use Software Robotics?

1. ICICI Bank
2. IDBI Bank
3. Axis Bank
4. Bandhan Bank

127. The financial instrument through which Indian companies raise money overseas in Rupees is known as:

1. RBI Bonds
2. Gold Bonds
3. Masala Bonds
4. Overseas Bonds

128. Who is the world's first woman to receive the IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea?

1. Sunitha Krishnan
2. Irom Sharmila
3. Richa Kar
4. Radhika Menon

129. Who was the Chief Guest at the 2017 Republic Day celebrations?

1. Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
2. Chancellor of Germany
3. King of Saudi Arabia
4. President of France

130. Bathukamma is the festival of which State?

1. Odisha
2. Telangana
3. Gujarat
4. Bihar

131. The book 'Ace Against Odds' is the autobiography of:

1. Leander Paes
2. Somdev Devvarman
3. Sania Mirza
4. Mahesh Bhupathi

132. Which was given classical-language status in 2014?

1. Odia
2. Gujarati
3. Dogri
4. Bangla

133. In which year did India chair the prestigious G-20 forum?

1. 2017
2. 2018
3. 2020
4. 2023

134. The British scholar Jim O'Neill, who coined 'BRICS', is related to which subject?

1. Psychology
2. Sociology
3. Political Science
4. Economics

135. Which Indian scientist had the distinction of receiving both the Nobel Prize and the Bharat Ratna?

1. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
2. Dr. J.C. Bose
3. Dr. C.V. Raman
4. Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha

136. Which God was considered the War-God in the Vedic pantheon?

1. Varuna
2. Indra
3. Mitra
4. Agni

137. Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty in Magadha?

1. Mahapadmananda
2. Dhanananda
3. Nandivardhan
4. Mahanandin

138. Who was called 'Sandrocottos' by the Greek writer Justin?

1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Chandragupta I
3. Chandragupta II
4. Samudragupta

139. Which place was NOT a centre of learning during the early medieval period?

1. Nalanda
2. Vikramshila
3. Taxila
4. Uddandapur

140. The founder of Nyaya philosophy was:

1. Kapil
2. Kanad
3. Gautam
4. Jaimini

141. The Horse-Shoe arch was first introduced in the:

1. Tomb of Iltutmish
2. Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
3. Alai Darwaza
4. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque

142. Which Sufi saint is known as 'Mahboob-i-Ilahi'?

1. Shaikh Muin-ud-din Chishti
2. Shaikh Nizam-ud-din Auliya
3. Baba Farid
4. Shaikh Nasir-ud-din Chirag-i-Dehalvi

143. The Sultan who raised the land revenue to fifty percent of the produce was:

1. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
2. Alauddin Khilji
3. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
4. Balban

144. Which building is known as 'Shan-i-Fatehpur'?

1. Buland Darwaza
2. Turkey Sultana ka Mahal
3. Jama Masjid
4. Shahjadi Amber ka Mahal

145. Who wrote 'Tabaqat-i-Akbari'?

1. Abul Fazl
2. Abdul Qadir Badauni
3. Abbas Khan Sarwani
4. Nizamuddin Ahmad

146. Under which Sikh Guru were the Sikhs transformed into the Khalsa?

1. Guru Teg Bahadur
2. Guru Arjun
3. Guru Gobind Singh
4. Guru Nanak Dev

147. Who is connected with the 'Blue Water Policy'?

1. De Almeida
2. Albuquerque
3. Dupleix
4. Robert Clive

148. Name the French Commander defeated in the Battle of Wandiwash in 1760.

1. Count Lally
2. Francis Martin
3. Dupleix
4. None of the above

149. Which Act of British Parliament abolished the East India Company's monopoly over trade in India?

1. Regulating Act
2. Pitt's India Act
3. Charter Act of 1813
4. None of the above

150. Who is regarded as the pioneer of irrigation works in South India?

1. Sir Arthur Cotton
2. Col. Baird Smith
3. Lt. Blaine
4. Col. Robert Smith

151. In a quiz, no counts -1, yes counts +1 and don't-know counts 0. The average of 5 nos, 15 yesses and 5 don't-knows is:

1. 0.04
2. 0.4
3. 4.0
4. 40

152. Choose the one different from the others: Copper, Zinc, Brass, Iron.

1. Zinc
2. Copper
3. Iron
4. Brass

153. Which word can be formed from the letters of VENTURESOME?

1. ROSTRUM
2. TRAVERSER
3. SERMON
4. SEVENTEEN

154. F is the brother of A. C is the daughter of A. K is the sister of F. G is the brother of C. Who is the uncle of G?

1. A
2. C
3. F
4. K

155. The angle between the minute and hour hands of a clock at 4:20 is:

1. 5
2. 10
3. 20
4. 0

156. The area of the largest circle drawn inside a rectangle with sides 18 cm and 14 cm is:

1. 49 cm2
2. 154 cm2
3. 378 cm2
4. 1078 cm2

157. A is 18th from front, B is 16th from end, C is 25th from front and exactly midway between A and B. Total persons in the queue?

1. 47
2. 46
3. 45
4. 48

158. A man counts 21 telephone posts in one minute; adjacent posts are 50 m apart. The train's speed is:

1. 55 km/hr
2. 57 km/hr
3. 60 km/hr
4. 63 km/hr

159. If DOWN = 3 @ 9 # and NAME = # 6 % 5, how is MODE written?

1. % 6 5 3
2. % @ 3 #
3. 6 % 5 3
4. % @ 3 5

160. Two positions of a dice are shown. If the top is 3, the bottom number is:

1. 2
2. 4
3. 5
4. None of these

161. In a pie chart (agriculture 37.5%, transport 17.5%, other 45%), if agriculture expenditure is 150 crore, transport expenditure is:

1. 70 crore
2. 60 crore
3. 40 crore
4. 20 crore

162. Given persons by income (0-1:13, 1-2:90, 2-3:81, 3-5:117 lakhs), average income per head (thousand units) is:

1. 26.9
2. 2.69
3. 16.9
4. 3.96

163. An inspector rejects 0.08% of metres as defective. How many must be examined to reject 2 metres?

1. 1500
2. 2000
3. 2500
4. 3500

164. The ratio of the volume of a cube to that of the biggest sphere fitting inside it is:

1. 4 : pi
2. 4 : 3pi
3. 2 : pi
4. 6 : pi

165. Which of the following is NOT associated with non-verbal communication?

1. Body language
2. Conversation
3. Facial expression
4. Symbol

166. One who believes that all things and events in life are predetermined is a/an:

1. fatalist
2. puritan
3. egoist
4. tyrant

167. If 8th December 2007 was Saturday, which day was 8th December 2006?

1. Saturday
2. Friday
3. Monday
4. Tuesday

168. Which diagram best indicates the relation among Profit, Dividend and Bonus?

1. Figure (a)
2. Figure (b)
3. Figure (c)
4. Figure (d)

169. The ratio of areas of inscribed and circumscribed circles of a square is:

1. 1 : 2
2. 2 : 1
3. 2 : 3
4. 3 : 1

170. If x + y + z = 13, the maximum value of (x-2)(y+1)(z-3) is:

1. 25
2. 30
3. 54
4. 27

171. Kittu is between Mohan and Sohan. Raju is left of Sohan, Shyam right of Mohan. Sohan sits left of Mohan, all facing North. Who is on the extreme right?

1. Kittu
2. Mohan
3. Sohan
4. Shyam

172. A man walks 15 m South, then 12 m North, then 4 m West. How far and in which direction is he from start?

1. 3 m South
2. 7 m South-West
3. 5 m South-West
4. 5 m South-East

173. A man said, 'her mother's mother is the mother of my father.' How is the man related to the woman in the picture?

1. Uncle
2. Maternal cousin
3. Grandson
4. None of these

174. What is the total number of triangles in the given figure?

1. 16
2. 18
3. 24
4. None of these

175. The sum of seven consecutive natural numbers is 1617. How many of these are prime?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

176. If p/q = 3/11, then (22p x 34q)/(33p x 3q)? simplify to:

1. 16/3
2. 18/3
3. 15/3
4. 14/3

177. Digits 0-9 map to a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j. The value of f x (bf / d) equals:

1. bcf
2. bce
3. bea
4. bba

178. How many times does 2 appear in the prime factorization of 1x2x3x...x50?

1. 47
2. 48
3. 50
4. None of these

179. Six persons P,Q,R,S,T,U in a circle facing one another. P opposite Q; Q right of T and left of R; P left of U and right of S. Who is opposite R?

1. U
2. T
3. R
4. Cannot be determined

180. Statements: All books are leaves. Some leaves are jungles. No jungle is a box. Conclusions: I. Some jungles are books. II. No book is a box. III. Some leaves are boxes. Which follows?

1. Only I follows
2. Only II follows
3. Only III follows
4. None follows

181. Arrange alphabetically; which comes in the middle: Electric, Elector, Elect, Election, Electrode?

1. Elector
2. Electric
3. Election
4. Electrode

182. A man does yoga head down, legs up, face towards the west. His left hand points towards:

1. East
2. West
3. North
4. South

183. A batsman in his 20th innings scores 110 and raises his average by 4. His average after the 20th innings is:

1. 30
2. 34
3. 36
4. 43

184. How many meaningful English words can be formed using the letters of 'ALEP'?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. More than 3

185. A is the brother of B. C is the brother of A. To find the relation between B and C, which information is required?

1. Either (i) or (ii)
2. Both (i) and (ii)
3. Only (i)
4. Only (ii)

186. Arrange logically: 1.Poverty 2.Population 3.Death 4.Unemployment 5.Diseases

1. 2,1,4,3,5
2. 2,4,1,5,3
3. 1,4,2,5,3
4. 1,2,3,4,5

187. Which set appropriately replaces *, + and - in 90 * 6 + 8 - 2 to make it valid?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

188. Two pipes fill a tank in 10 and 12 hours; a third empties it in 20 hours. All open together, the tank fills in:

1. 7 hours 30 minutes
2. 7 hours
3. 6 hours 30 minutes
4. 2 hours

189. The difference between yearly simple interest and compound interest (compounded half-yearly) on Rs 1200 at 10% for one year is:

1. Rs 3
2. Rs 6
3. Rs 12
4. Rs 15

190. A motorboat (still-water speed 15 km/hr) goes 30 km downstream and back in 4.5 hours. The speed of the stream is:

1. 10
2. 6
3. 5
4. 4

191. Aarti is older than Saumya. Muskan is elder to Aarti but younger than Kashish. Kashish is older than Saumya. Who is the eldest?

1. Aarti
2. Muskan
3. Kashish
4. Saumya

192. Which combination of crops represents 50% of the total area under food crops (pie: Wheat 72, Paddy 72, Barley 36, ...)?

1. Wheat, Barley and Jowar
2. Paddy, Wheat and Jowar
3. Paddy, Wheat and Barley
4. Bajra, Maize and Paddy

193. If the area under Jowar (18 deg) is 1.5 million acres, the area under Paddy (72 deg) is:

1. 4.5
2. 6.0
3. 7.5
4. 9.0

194. If Wheat production is six times Barley's, the ratio of yield per acre of Wheat to Barley (areas 72:36) is:

1. 2 : 1
2. 2 : 3
3. 3 : 2
4. 3 : 1

195. If total crop area rises 25% and Wheat area rises 12.5%, the new pie-chart angle for Wheat is:

1. 76.8
2. 72
3. 64.8
4. 62.4

196. The number of rectangles/squares in the given rectangle is:

1. 18
2. 17
3. 16
4. None of these

197. The digit at the unit place of 17^17 is:

1. 1
2. 3
3. 7
4. 9

198. 3 can be written as 3 = 2+1 = 1+1+1 (3 ways). In how many ways can 5 be written using digits <= 5?

1. 8
2. 7
3. 6
4. 5

199. Zero is:

1. an even integer
2. an odd integer
3. neither even nor odd
4. even and odd both

200. NOT + TONE = 9000 (each letter a digit). Which number does NET represent?

1. 264
2. 673
3. 246
4. 628

201. Assertion: Economic justice concerns giving all members of society a fair share. Reason: The criteria of distribution are equity, equality and need.

1. Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation
2. Both (A) and (R) true but (R) is not the correct explanation
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) is false but (R) is true

202. Assertion: The 'grapes are sour' attitude is a defense mechanism. Reason: Rationalisation avoids admitting disappointment.

1. Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation
2. Both (A) and (R) true but (R) is not the correct explanation
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) is false but (R) is true

203. Assertion: India is the world's second most populous country. Reason: Unemployment increases with population in India.

1. Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation
2. Both (A) and (R) true but (R) is not the correct explanation
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) is false but (R) is true

204. Assertion: There is no difference between policy making and decision making. Reason: Policy refers to formulating a plan or course of action.

1. Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation
2. Both (A) and (R) true but (R) is not the correct explanation
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) is false but (R) is true

205. Assertion: Training in the competition period aims at achieving and maintaining top form. Reason: Top form once achieved can last a prolonged period.

1. Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation
2. Both (A) and (R) true but (R) is not the correct explanation
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) is false but (R) is true

206. Assertion: Migration from Uttarakhand's hilly areas increased after statehood in 2000. Reason: Migration leads to abandoned villages causing land degradation.

1. Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation
2. Both (A) and (R) true but (R) is not the correct explanation
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) is false but (R) is true

207. Average sales of books (thousands) across five branches in 2014 (68,87,90,63,52) is:

1. 70
2. 72
3. 75
4. 80

208. In which branch is the difference between 2014 and 2015 sales the maximum?

1. B2
2. B3
3. B4
4. B5

209. Total sales of branch B3 for both years as a percentage of total sales of all branches for both years is approximately:

1. 16.8%
2. 18.5%
3. 19.2%
4. 20.5%

210. You are in a crowded bus that reaches your stop but you haven't bought a ticket. What will you do?

1. Jump out quickly to avoid embarrassment
2. Call the conductor, give him the money and get the ticket
3. Hand money to someone nearby to pass to the conductor
4. Give the money to the driver

211. Notebooks distributed equally; each child got 1/8 of the number of children. Had children been half, each would get 16. Total notebooks distributed?

1. 32
2. 128
3. 512
4. 256

212. You are an SP going for urgent work and come across a grievously injured person. What will you do?

1. Leave him and proceed
2. Carry the injured person to the hospital yourself
3. Order a subordinate to take the person to hospital
4. Hire a taxi, send him to hospital, then proceed

213. All scientists are fools. All fools are illiterate. Which conclusions follow?

1. Only I and IV
2. Only II
3. Only III and IV
4. Only IV

214. A met 'the only brother of the daughters of my paternal grandmother.' Whom did A meet?

1. Cousin
2. Brother
3. Nephew
4. Father

215. Statement: 'Use Riya cold cream for fair complexion' (an ad). Which assumptions are implicit?

1. Only I is implicit
2. Only I and II are implicit
3. Only I and III are implicit
4. None of the above

216. Statement: Children are influenced more by their teachers nowadays. Which assumption is implicit?

1. Teachers spend more time with children
2. Children have no other influences
3. Parents have no influence
4. Teachers are more educated

217. The nearest coming year which will be a perfect square is:

1. 2018
2. 2020
3. 2025
4. 2032

218. The number of multiples of 7 from 123 to 321 is:

1. 25
2. 26
3. 27
4. 28

219. The average of 10 numbers was 15. Later a number 36 was found wrongly copied as 26. The correct average is:

1. 20
2. 18
3. 16
4. 14

220. In the passage, 'Himalayan errors' stands for:

1. errors that cannot be corrected
2. serious errors
3. minor errors
4. None of the above

221. What makes the person in the passage a great representative of humanity?

1. He never made mistakes
2. While fighting evil he always thought of consequences
3. He made the service of the poor and dispossessed his passion of life
4. He was indifferent to social and political evils

222. According to the passage, which is NOT true if evil methods are adopted?

1. The good ends will never be attained
2. There is a strong connection between ends and means
3. The ends get distorted
4. Evil methods can help to achieve good ends

223. What is the antonym of 'complicate'?

1. Analyse
2. Easy
3. Simplify
4. Complex

224. Choose the word for 'study of the origin and history of words':

1. Anthropology
2. Morphology
3. Linguistics
4. Etymology

225. Best replaces the underlined part: 'Nothing can be done when the whole system is paralysed by inertia.'

1. Corruption
2. Weakness
3. Politics
4. Sluggishness

226. Meaning of the underlined phrase: 'The love of his wife bore him up in the midst of all his problems.'

1. sustained
2. decided
3. humbled
4. None of these

227. [Hindi passage] A suitable title for the above passage is:

1. Mother
2. Motherland
3. Mother tongue
4. Duty

228. [Hindi passage] Those whose influence is described - express in one word:

1. Society
2. Nation
3. Mother tongue
4. None of these

229. [Hindi grammar] In 'shuddh hriday se is baat par vichaar karein', the word 'shuddh' is a:

1. Adjective
2. Pronoun
3. Noun
4. Verb

230. [Hindi passage] Which life is mentioned as being made pleasant?

1. Social
2. Worldly
3. Personal
4. Economic

231. [Hindi passage] The power of expressing emotions is obtained through:

1. Mother
2. Father
3. Mother tongue
4. Society

232. [Hindi passage] In whose lap does one grow strong by playing and eating?

1. Mother
2. Wife
3. Grandmother
4. Motherland

233. [Hindi idiom] The meaning of the proverb 'andhi peese, kutta khaaye' is:

1. Only loss and loss
2. The wrong person benefits from another's labour
3. Hard work always pays
4. Blindness is a disability

234. [Hindi grammar] Which figure of speech (alankar) is in 'binu pad chale, sune binu kaana'?

1. Shlesh
2. Roopak
3. Vibhavana
4. Anupras

235. [Hindi etymology] The word 'laash' originates from which language?

1. Arabic
2. Persian
3. Turkish
4. Sanskrit

236. [Hindi grammar] Which is a pure word formed with the suffix 'iya'?

1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d

237. [Hindi grammar] The sandhi-split of 'dhanushtankar' is:

1. dhanuh + tankar
2. dhanush + tankar
3. dhanu + stankar
4. None of these

238. [Hindi grammar] Which samas (compound) is in the word 'ghanshyam'?

1. Karmadharaya
2. Dvandva
3. Bahuvrihi
4. Tatpurush

239. [Hindi vocabulary] Which is NOT a synonym of 'raja' (king)?

1. Bhupal
2. Dharanidhar
3. Bhupati
4. Bhuswami

240. If A + B = 2C and C + D = 2A, then:

1. A + C = 2D
2. A + C = B + D
3. A + D = B + C
4. A + C = 2B

241. If a = sqrt(3) + 1 (approx.), the value of a^4 + 1/a^4 is:

1. 53
2. 54
3. 55
4. 56

242. How many numbers between 950 and 1050 leave remainder 6 when divided by 7, 8 and 14?

1. 1
2. 3
3. 4
4. None of these

243. The number of prime factors in 6^18 x 7^11 x 9^13 is:

1. 73
2. 74
3. 75
4. 76

244. If PARENTS = RCTGPVU, how is CHILDREN written?

1. EFJKCPCM
2. EJKNFTGP
3. DGJKCQDO
4. MDGFKSNB

245. Which set is similar to (12, 20, 60)?

1. (8, 12, 24)
2. (15, 12, 90)
3. (7, 11, 75)
4. (6, 16, 90)

246. Find the missing term: C1L, F4O, I9R, L16U, ?

1. N25X
2. O25X
3. N25Y
4. N20Z

247. Find the missing term: 1, 1, 3, 9, 6, 36, 10, 100, ?, 225

1. 12
2. 13
3. 14
4. 15

248. Find the missing number: 3624, 4363, 3644, 4563, 3664, ?

1. 4363
2. 4563
3. 4763
4. 4263

249. Which number replaces ? : (7 11 13 / 17 19 23 / 29 31 ?)

1. 30
2. 33
3. 37
4. 35

250. If 63 + 41 = 33, then the value of 94 + 82 is:

1. 56
2. 59
3. 45
4. 65