. Galileo was an Italian astronomer who A] developed the telescope B] discovered four satellites of Jupiter C] discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement D] All of the above 2. First Afghan War took place in A] 1839 B] 1843 C] 1833 D] 1848 3. The Battle of Plassey was fought in A] 1757 B] 1782 C] 1748 D] 1764 4. The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year A] 1833 B] 1853 C] 1858 D] 1882 5. The percentage of irrigated land in India is about A] 45 B] 65 C] 35 D] 25 6. Which of the following factors are responsible for the rapid growth of sugar production in south India as compared to north India? I. Higher per acre field of sugarcane II. Higher sucrose content of sugarcane III. Lower labour cost IV. Longer crushing period A] I and II B] I, II and III C] I, III and IV D] I, II and IV 7. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by A] the people B] Lok Sabha C] elected members of the legislative assembly D] None of these 8. The members of the panchayat are A] nominated by the district officer B] the electorates of the respective territorial constituencies C] Both A and B D] None of these 9. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the A] Parliament B] Supreme Court C] High courts D] All of these 10. which one of these is not a neighbouing country of india A] BHUTAN B] NEPAL C] BRAZIL D] CHINA 11. what is the capital of china – A]yunnan B]beijing C]sichuan D]Hainan 12. ICICI is the name of a A] chemical industry B] Bureau C] corporation D] Financial institution 13. Since independence, both development and non-development expenditures have increased; the increase in the former being a little more than in the other. Non-development expenditure involves I. interest payments II. subsidies III. defence IV. irrigation A] I, II B] I C] I, II, III D] II, III, IV 14. A candidate attempted 12 questions and secured full marks in all of them. If he obtained 60% in the test and all questions carried equal marks, then what is the number of questions in the test? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)] A] 36 B] 25 C] 20 D] 40 15. A cuboid has six sides of different colours. The red side is opposite to black. The blue side is adjacent to white. The brown side is adjacent to blue. The red side is face down. Which one of the following would be the opposite to brown? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)] A] RED B] BLACK C] WHITE D] BLUE 16. Who was known as Iron man of India? A] Govind Ballabh Pant B] Jawaharlal Nehru C] Subhas Chandra Bose D] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 17. Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments? A] Sarod B] Veena C] Violin D] Sitar 18. Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN? A] Biro Brothers B] Waterman Brothers C] Bicc Brothers D] Write Brothers
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