1. The opportunity cost of a factor production is

1. what it earns in its present use
2. what it earns in the long period
3. what it earns in some other use
4. the cost of production

2. The demand of a product which is wanted for itself is known as

1. Derived Demand
2. Industry Demand
3. Company Demand
4. Direct or Autonomous Demand

3. The Parliament form of government in India has been adopted from

1. American Constitution
2. Russian Constitution
3. British Constitution
4. Swiss Constitution

4.Which of these are essentials of democratic systems

1. Free and fair elections
2. Equality of opportunity
3. Protection of rights
4. All of the above

5. Which Amendment Act is referred as mini constitution ?

1. 7th constitution Amendment Act,1956
2. 24th constitution Amendment Act,1971
3. 22nd constitution Amendment Act,1976
4. 44th constitution Amendment Act,1978

6.Which article of the Indian Constitution stipulates that Directive 
   Principles of State Policy shall not be enforceable by court ?

1. Article 31
2. Article 38
3. Article 37
4. Article 39

7. Which of the following language is not specified in Schedule 8 of the Indian Constitution ?

1. Sanskrit
2. Sindhi
3. English
4. Nepali

8. Which ancient Indian kingdom is wrongly matched below with its capital

1. Maurya                 -            Pataliputra
2. Pandya                 -            Madurai
3. Pallava                  -           Vellore
4. Kakatiya               -           Warangal 

9. Which were the two dynasties,which ruled immediately before and after the Khiljis?

1. Slave and Lodi
2. Saiyyad and Lodi
3. Slave and Tughlaq
4. Tughlaq and Lodi

10. Who among the following do not participate in the 1857 Revolt against British

1. Tantia Tope
2. Tipu Sultan
3. Rani Lakshmi Bai
4. Nana Saheb

ANSWERS

1. B                     2.  D                     3. C                     4.  D                    5. C

6. C                     7.  D                     8. C                     9. C                     10. B

1. The headquarters of which one of the following organisations is not in india ?

1. Food and Agricultural Organisation
2. World Meteorological Organisation
3. World Health Organisation
4. World Trade Organisation

2. Which one of the following museums in India and its locations is wrongly matched ?

1. National Railway Museum               -             New Delhi
2. The Calico Museum of Textiles        -            Mumbai
3. Salar Jung Museum                          -           Hyderabad
4. Napier Museum                               -           Thiruvananthapuram 

3. Which one of the following European Union countries has its own currency and has not switched over      to Euro ?

1. France
2. Germany
3. Sweden
4. Spain

4.The pioneer of modern Hindi Literature is

1. Srinivas Das
2. Munshi Premchand
3. Devaki Nandan Khatri
4. Bharatendu Harishchandra

5. Which country has been admitted in July 2013 as the 28th member of European Union?

1. Bulgaria
2. Croasia
3. Cyprus
4. Romania

6.Which one of the following is wrongly paired

                       Sports                                       Ground

1. Athletics                    -                  Track
2. Baseball                    -                  Court
3. Golf                          -                  Course
4. Wrestling                  -                   Ring  

7. Which American President was a famous flim / TV star before he became the President ?

1. J.F. Kennedy
2. Gerald R.Fond
3. Richard Nixon
4. Ronald Regan

8. "Value added" is equal to 

1. Output minus Input
2. Manufacturing Profit
3. Gross Profit
4. Capital Gain

9. Value of a commodity expressed in terms of money is called

1. Price
2. Demand
3. Utility
4. Money value

10. Selling coast is an element of

1. Monopolistic Competition
2. Perfect Competition
3. Pure Competition
4. Monopoly

ANSWERS

1. A                     2.  B                     3. C                     4.  D                    5. B

6. B                     7.  D                     8. A                     9. D                     10. D

1. Tritium is an isotope of

1. Oxygen
2. Hydrogen
3. Phosphorous
4. Nitrogen

2. The three basic components of atom are

1. Protons, neutrons and ions
2. Protons, neutrons and electrons
3. Protons, deuterium and tritium
4. Protons, neutrinos and ions

3. Alcohol obtained in saponification process id

1. Ethyl alcohol
2. Methyl alcohol
3. Wood sprit
4. Glycerol

4.The product of equivalent weight and valency of an element is equal to

1. Vapour density
2. Specific heat
3. Atomic weight
4. Molecular weight

5. Chlorofluorocarbon ( CFC ) are widely used as

1. Micro ovens
2. Solar heaters
3. Washing machines
4. Refrigerators

6.In which EcoSystem GrassLand is included

1. Marine
2. Fresh Water
3. Terrestrial
4. Artificial

7. The main pollutants responsible for bhopal gas tragedy is

1. Methyl isocyanate
2. Bromine
3. Chlorofluorocarbon
4. Chlorine

8. Presently the Union Minister of Minority Affairs is

1. Dr. Farooq Abdullah
2. Ghulam Nabi Azad
3. K. Rahman Khan
4. Salman Khurshid

9. Who won the Women French Open Title in 2013 ?

1. Maria Sharapova
2. Victoria Azarenka
3. Serena Williams
4. Venus Williams

10. Which of the following places of sikh religious heritage is not in india ?

1. Nankana Sahib
2. Nanded
3. Paonta Sahib
4. Keshgarh Sahib

ANSWERS

1. B                     2.  B                     3. D                     4.  D                    5. D

6. C                     7.  A                     8. C                     9. C                    10. A

1. Which of the following symbiotic association forms a lichen

1. An algae and a fungus
2. An algae and a bryophyte
3. A bacterium and a fungus
4. A bacterium and a gymnosperm

2. Which one of the following crop combination is not adopted in mixed cropping in india

1. Wheat and Mustard
2. Wheat and Chick Pea
3. Rice and Ground nut
4. Ground nut and sun flower

3. Daltonism (Protanopia) is the form of colorblindness in which the patient cannot see

1. Green colour
2. Red colour
3. Blue colour
4. All the above colour

4.The photoelectric effect is described as the ejection of electrons from the surface of metal when

1. It is heated
2. It is placed in strong electric field
3. Electrons of suitable velocity impinge on it
4. Light of suitable wavelength falls on it

5. X-rays _________ waves

1. longitudinal
2. transverse
3. electromagnetic
4. elastic

6.The shape of rain drop is spherical due to

1. Viscosity
2. Surface tension
3. Elasticity
4. Gravitation

7. The penetrating powers of  α ,β and γ radiations, in decreasing order  are

1. α, β, γ
2. γ, α, β
3. β, α, γ
4. γ, β, α

8. In MS-Excel, which of the following function is used to find the largest value in list ?

1. Count
2. Proper
3. Max
4. Sum

9. While the computer executes a program,the program is held in

1. RAM
2. ROM
3. Hard Disk
4. Floppy Disk

10. A hybrid computer is the one having the combined properties of

1. Super and Micro Computers
2. Mini and Micro Computers
3. Analog and Digital Computers
4. Super and Mini Computers

ANSWERS

1. A                     2.  A                     3. D                     4.  D                    5. C

6. B                     7.  B                     8. C                     9. A                     10. D

1. Who is the founder of "Prarthana Samaj"?

1. Rama Krishna Paramahansa
2. Swami Vivekananda
3. Athmaram Panduranga
4. Dayananda Saraswati

2. Arrange the following historical events chronological choosing the correct response :

1. French Revolution
2. Glorious Revolution
3. American War of Independence
4. Russian Revolution

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

3. The Southernmost Point of India is

1. Cape Comorin
2. Point Calimere
3. Indra Point
4. Port Blair

4.Which of the following soils is most ideal for paddy cultivation?

1. Laterite Soil
2. Red Soil
3. Alluvial Soil
4. Black Soil

5.The red color of red soil is due to the rusting of 

1. Nitrogen 
2. Humus
3. Iron 
4. Copper

6.Which of the following rivers crosses the equator two times ?

1. Congo River
2. Amazon River
3. Niger River
4. Nile River

7. Match correctly the following countries and their capitals by choosing the correct response :

         Country                                            Capital

1. Argentina                                    i.     Bogota
2. Colombia                                   ii.     Harare
3. Egypt                                        iii.     Buenos Aires
4. Zimbabwe                                 iv.    Cairo

                           a        b        c        d

1.       ii         iii        iv        i
2.       iii        iv         i         ii
3.      iv         i          ii        iii
4.      iii         i          iv        ii

8.The type of root formed in betel vine is

1. Stilt Root
2. Clinging Root
3. Climbing
4. Prop Root

9.Chromosomes are made up of

1. DNA
2. Protein
3. DNA and Protein
4. RNA

10. Jersey bull used for cross breading is an exotic variety from

1. England
2. France
3. Holland
4. Switzerland

ANSWERS

1. C                     2.  B                     3. C                     4.  D                    5. C

6. A                     7.  D                     8. C                     9. A                     10. A