Combined Graduate Level Exam., 2012 (Held on July 2012) General Awareness : Solved Paper 1. Gross Domestic Product is the monetary value of – (A) stock of goods and services (B) all final goods and services produced in a year (C) goods produced for the market only (D) goods produced for the market and for self consumption. Ans : (B) 2. Which one of the following market structures has a kinked demand curve ? (A) Perfect competition (B) Monopoly (C) Oligopoly (D) Monopolistic competition Ans : (C) 3. Which of the following pairs is not correct ? (A) I Plan – (1951 – 1956) (B) III Plan – (1966 – 1971) (C) XI Plan – (2007 – 2012) (D) VI Plan – (1980 – 1985) Ans : (B) 4. Which of the following institutions deals with credit to Agriculture and Rural Development ? (A) IDBI (B) NABARD (C) SIDBI (D) ICICI Ans : (B) 5. As per the results of the 2011 Population Census, which of the following groups occupies the three top places in respect of literacy ? (A) Kerala, Goa, West Bengal (B) Chandigarh, Goa, Kerala (C) Kerala, Lakshadweep, Mizoram (D) Mizoram, Kerala, Tripura Ans : (C) 6. District Judges in a State are appointed by the – (A) Advocate–General of the State (B) Council of Ministers of the State (C) Governor (D) Chief Justice of High Court Ans : (C) 7. Who will head the jury of the Awards Committees of Padma, Ratna and other highest honorary awards? (A) President of India (B) Vice-President of India (C) Home Minister (D) Prime Minister of India Ans : (B) 8. Most important responsibility of a Welfare State is – (A) to preserve private property (B) to promote religion of the people (C) to check exploitation (D) to check encroachments of Fundamental Rights. Ans : (C) 9. Which of the following statements are correct ? 1. Assam shares a border with Bangladesh and Bhutan. 2. West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal. 3. Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar. (A) 1, 2, 3 (B) 1, 2 (C) 2, 3 (D) 1, 3 Ans : (A) 10. Arrange the following Presidents in chronological order as to who came first and who came later : 1. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 2. Zakir Hussain 3. Justice Hidayatullah 4. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (A) 3, 2, 1, 4 (B) 2, 3, 1, 4 (C) 2, 1, 3, 4 (D) 2, 3, 4, 1 Ans : (B) 11. Which one of the following events are chronologically correct ? (A) Civil Disobedience Movement–Quit India Movement–The Cabinet Mission Plan (B) The Cabinet Mission Plan–Civil Disobedience Movement –Quit India Movement (C) Quit India Movement – Civil Disobedience Movement – Cabinet Mission Plan (D) Civil Disobedience Movement – The Cabinet Mission Plan – Quit India Movement Ans : (A) 12. Who founded the Vikramasila University ? (A) Dhruva (B) Devapala (C) Dharmapala (D) Mahipala Ans : (C) 13. Which of the following was not known during the Rigvedic period ? (A) Joint family system (B) Agriculture (C) Varna system (caste) (D) Marriage system Ans : (C) 14. Match the following – Dynasty — Founder a. Pallavas — 1. Dantidurg b. Chalukyas — 2. Vishnuvardhan c. Rashtrakutas — 3. Simhavishnu d. Hoysalas — 4. Pulakesin I a b c d (A) 2 1 4 3 (B) 3 4 1 2 (C) 1 4 2 3 (D) 4 3 2 1 Ans : (B) 15. Abul Fazl wrote – (A) Babur–Nama (B) Humayun–Nama (C) Akbar–Nama (D) Alamgir–Nama Ans : (C) 16. Which of the following is called the ‘Crossroads of the Pacific’ ? (A) Tonga (B) Fiji (C) Hawaii (D) Ellice Ans : (B) 17. Which one of the following is an act of man that disturbs the ecological balance ? (A) Vanamahotsav (B) Afforestation (C) Lumbering (D) Social forestry Ans : (C) 18. Which one is not correctly matched ? (A) Longcoy – Russia (B) Rhine – Germany (C) Glasgow – Great Britain (D) Pittsburg – USA Ans : (A) 19. How many States in India are coastal ? (A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10 Ans : (C) 20. International boundary between India and Pakistan is demarcated by – (A) Mc Mahon Line (B) Durand Line (C) Radcliffe Line (D) Maginot Line Ans : (C) 21. Which one of the following is called the amphibian in plant kingdom ? (A) Algae (B) Fungi (C) Bryophyta (D) Pteridophyta Ans : (C) 22. Find the odd one out. (A) Hookworm (B) Guinea worm (C) Tapeworm (D) Ringworm Ans : (D) 23. National Institute of Nutrition is a research institute located in the State of – (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Himachal Pradesh (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Uttar Pradesh Ans : (A) 24. A tree’s age can be found by – (A) measuring its height (B) counting the number of annual rings (C) counting the number of branches (D) no means Ans : (B) 25. The left aortic arch is observed in – (A) Amphibians (B) Mammals (C) Reptiles (D) Aves Ans : (B)
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