Thursday, September 16, 2010

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MODEL PAPER

1. Which state produces the bulk of natural rubber in India ?

(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka .
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Kerala

Answer.D

2, The total area of india is about——

(A) 31 lakh sq km
(B) 37 lakh sq km
(C) 32 lakh sq km
(D) 35 lakh sq km ‘

Answer.C

3. Consider the following statements— `
Assertion (A): The equatorial
region has dense evergreen
forests having a variety of trees T
and other plants,
Reason (R) z The equatorial
region has uniformly hot wet
conditions throughout the year,
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given
below-

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation
of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true,
but (R) is not the correct
explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Answer.A

4. Which of the following is a planetary wind ?

(A) The westerlies
(B) Sea breeze
(C) Fohn
(D) Mistral

Answer.A

5. Where does the third largest country population lie

(A) North America
(B) Eurasia
(C)• South America
(D) Africa

Answer.A

6. Director General of newly established National lnvesdgation Agency (NIA) is—

(A) Y. S. Dadwal
(B) Radha Vinod Raju
(C) P. R. Raju
(D) None of them

Answer.B

7. Place known for windmills is-

(A) Muppandal
(B) Tirupur
(C) Nanguneri
(D) None of these

Answer.A

8. Tirupur is located on the banks
of river— ‘

(A) Bhavani (B) Noyyal
(C) Periyar (D) Palar

Answer.B

9. In Tamil Nadu sugar mill is located at—

(A) Lalgudi (B) Tirunelveli
(C) Karur (D) Cuddalore

Answer.A

10. As per census report 2001, percentage of scheduled caste people
of population in Tamil Nadu is—

(A) 20% (B) 19%
(C) 26% (D) -10%

Answer.B

11. Match List-I with List-H correctly and select your answer using the
codes given bel0w—


List-I
(a) Nilgiris (b) Vosges
(c) Alps (cl) Mt. Fuji


List-II
1. Fold mountain
2. Block mountain I
3. Volcanic mountain *
4. Residual mountain V

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 2 1 4 3

Answer.C

12. The climate around Bikaner can
be described as— `

(A) Tropical monsoon
(B) Hot desert
(C) Mediterranean type
(D) Semi-arid steppe

Answer.D

13. In which state does the maximum
area of black soil occur ?

(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh .

Answer.B

14. India is the seventh largest country in the world. It occupies ……of world area.

(A) 24% (B) 3-4%
(C) 4•2% (D) 43%

Answer.A

15. The Khasi and Iaintia hills are located in-

(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Manipur
(D) Nagaland

Answer.B

16. The largest producer of chillies in the world is-

(A) India (B) Bangladesh
(C) Pakistan (D) Sri Lanka

Answer.A

17. The ideal temperature for the growth of sugarcane is-

(A) 20°C to 30°C
(B) 15°C to 40°C
(C) 15°C to 20°C
(D) 25°C to 4()°C

Answer.A

18. Match List-I with List—Il correctly and select your answer using the
codes given below-


List-I
(a) Mt. Everest
(b) Mt. Kilimanjaro
(c) Mt. Elbrus
(d) Mt. Aconcagua
List-II
1. South America
2. Europe
3. Africa
4. Asia

Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 4 1 2 _
(D) 4 3 2 1

Answer.D

19. Which of the following is the smallest in terms of area ?

(A) Vatican city
(B) Monaco
(C) Nauru
(D) San Marino

Answer.A

20. The maximum daily range of temperature can be observed
at-

(A) Chennai
(B) Thiruvananthapuram
(C) Delhi -
(D) Mumbai

Answer.C

21. Which of the following materials was a famous commercial product in ancient Tamil Nadu exported to other places ?

(A) Fish (B) Pearl
(C) Pulses (D) Dogs

Answer.A

22. Name of the President of Tamil Nadu Congress at the time of Non-cooperation movement
was-

(A) R¤i¤ii
(B) Prakasam
(C) K, V. Reddy
(D) Periyar E.V.R.

Answer.D

23. In the last General Elections of2004 the DMK won

(A) 12 seats (B) 16 seats
(C) 14 seats (D) 10 seats

Answer.B

24. The longest river of Tamil Nadu

(A) Kaveri
(B) Pennayar
(C) Tamirabarani
(D) Vaigai

Answer.A

25. Recently developed Hyundai Car Industry is located in the district
of-

(A) Kancheepuram
(B) Tiruvallur
(C) Cuddalore
(D) Karur

Answer.A

26. ”The philosophers must be the
kings” Who said this ?

(A) ]awaharlal Nehru
(B) Plato
(C) Aristotle
(D) Indira Gandhi

Answer.B

27. Who is the author of the book “A
Foreign Policy of India”?
(A) I. K. Gujral
(B) B. G. Deshmukh
(C) L. K. Advani
(D) A. I, Toynbee

Answer.A

28. The Vaikkom Satyagraha was
launched in 1924 for-

(A) Opening the temples to the
low caste Hindus
(B) _Fighting against the exploi-
tation by the landlords
(C) Removal of press restric-
tions -
(D) Democratisation of the
administration of Travancore
state

Answer.A

29. McMahonlineliesbetwnreenwhich
of the following countries ?

(A) India and Pakistan
(B) India and Bangladesh
(C) India and China
(D) India and Myanmar

Answer.C

30. Which of the following largely
influenced the Hindustani
music ?

(A) Arab-Persian music
(B) Persian music
(C) Central Asian tradition
(D) All of these

Answer.B

31. So far how many Ame1•icanPresi-
dents visited India ?

(A) Three (B) Five
(C) Six (D) Seven

Answer.B

32. Terrorists attacked Indian Parliament on-

(A) November 13, 2001
(B) September 13, 2001
(C) December 13, 2001
(D) December 13, 2002

Answer.C

33. The Election Commission in 2000
derecognised which national
party ?

(A) Nationalist Congress
(B) ]anata Dal
(C) CPI (M)
(D) CPI

Answer.C

34. In which year was Mandal Commission report implemented ?

(A) 1989 (B) 1990
(C) 1991 (D) 1992

Answer.B

35. After being elected as the Speaker
of the Lok Sabha a person-

(A) Remains a member of his
PMTY
(B) Is not a member of the
Parliament
(C) Becomes a non-party man
(D) May or may not remain a
party man

Answer.C

36. Place knomm for silk fabrics is-

(A) Coimbatore
(B) Mumbai
(C) Kancheepuram
(D) Surat

Answer.C

37. What is the expansion of CLRI ?

(A) Central Laser Research
Institute
(B) Central Latex. Research
Institute
(C) Central Leather Research
Institute
(D) Culture and Language
Researd1 Institute `

Answer.C

38. Match List—I with List—II correctly
and select your answer using the
codes given below-
List-I
(a) NeemLeaf
(b) Arasuleaf
(c) Tulasi leaf
(d) Vilvumleaf
List-II
1. Lord Vinayaka
2. Lord Shiva
3. Amman
4. Lord Vishnu

Codes:
(a) (b) (C) (d)
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) _4 3 2 1

Answer.C

39. Which one of the following fruits
is not included in the list of
*Mukka¤1*? 1

(A) Iack Fruit (B) Mango
(C) Banana (D) Sapota

Answer.D

40, Match List-] with List-II correctly
and select your answer using the l`
codes given below-
List—I List-II
(a) Bull 1. Yama
(b) Rat 2. Sivaperuman
(C) Peacock 2.. Vinayaka M
(d) Buffalo 4. Muruga

Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 1 4 3 2
(D) 4 1 2 3

Answer.B

41. Which one of the following is not
one of the recommendations of
the Second Labour Commission
(2002)

(A) A broad grouping of labour
legislation
(B) Permitting child labour in
the unorganised sector
(C) Notifying a national floor
, level of minimum wage
(D) None of these.

Answer.B

42. Toy India’s external debt is
(2001 figures)- •

(A) $ 98•4 billion
(B) $ 151•8 billion
(C) $ 61 billion
(D) $ 98•87 billion

Answer.A

43. On which of the following bases
has the Planning Commission
defined poverty in India ?

(A) 2400 k cal
(B) 1800 k cal
(C) 2500 k cal
(D) 2600 k cal

Answer.B

44. What was the population of India
as per the 2001 census ?

(A) 102•7 crore
(B) 104•3 crore
(C) 101•2 crore
(D) 108•1 crore

Answer.A

45. World Environmental Day is
celebrated on …… every year. .

(A) 18th May
(B) sth Iune
(C) 24th October
(D) 25th December

Answer.B

46. The total number of Lok Sabha
seats is-

(A) 500 (B) 520
(C) 620 (D) 543

Answer.B

47. Vande Mataram was first sung at
the session of the Indian National
Congress in-

(A) 1892 (B) 1896
(C) 1904 (D) 1886

Answer.B

48. Which of the following is an 15:
inland river port

(A) Kolkata (B) Mumbai
(C) Chennai (D) Tuljcorin

Answer.A

49. The correct descending order of
the three categories of the chiefs
wa-

(A) Vendar, Kilar, Velir
(B) Vendar, Velir, Kilar
(C) Velir, Vendar, Kilar
(D) Kilar, Velir, Vendar

Answer.B

50. Match the Tamil books in List-I
with their authors in List—ll
correctly and select your answer
using the codes given below-
List-I
(Books)
(a) Silappadikaram
(b) Manimekalai
(c) Tirukkural
(d) Akkaliyam
List-II
(Authors)
1. Tiruvalluvar
2. Hango Adigal
3. Agastiya
4. Sittalai Sattanar

Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 1 2 3 4

Answer.A

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CURRENT AFFAIRS PREPARATION PLAN

“Current Affairs” and “General Knowledge” cover many topics like from economy to sports or education to politics, or even technology to automobiles. In every second some issues are happening around the world in these sectors, and to accumulate the excerpt of some highlighted news, and memorize it is a good plan to prepare current affairs and GK.

Some Important Tips to Follow:

Read Newspapers regularly

We all know that “Old is Gold”, same thing applies here too. We need to make a habit of reading newspapers regularly. I’ll suggest you to read more than one newspaper. It will be better if you read one newspaper of your mother language, and other of English. Some useful newspapers are “The Times of India”, “The Hindu”, “The Telegraph” etc. You need to start this habit at least 6 months before the actual exam that will help you to get access to all the important events of that period of time.

You need to keep an eye on what’s happening around you in your country and world as well. Trust me guys, you will surely find it interesting after several days. We all know that staying updated is always a good idea, as it will stand you apart from the rest.

Read Magazines thoroughly

This is another great option to prepare the subject we are talking about. There are many leading magazines that focus on current affairs and General Knowledge. You need to buy it from your local magazine seller, and start reading it thoroughly. These magazines beautifully categorize the articles with its genres to make it interesting to read on. Some of the useful magazines are Pratiyogita Darpan andManorma.

Try to read some business magazines and sports magazines too along with a general magazine. This will increase your chances of cracking the competitive exams with ease. Some useful business magazines areBusiness Today, Business Line etc.

Follow News Channels

You will need to follow news channels at least once a day. Now most of the leading news channels are active for 24*7. You need to pick up a suitable time for yourself to watch any favorite news channel of yours. You can watch ABP News, NDTV, Times Now, ET Now, Zee News etc. Try to go through all the breaking and highlighted news, and make it a habit.

I know that watching news channels for long will bore you, so I’ll suggest you to allocate only 30 minutes for it in a whole day. All the leading ones shows the glimpses of all important events of the day quite frequently, so 30 minutes will be enough for you to boost up your current affairs and GK knowledge.

Maintain a Diary

My teacher used to tell me that whenever you learn something try to write it down in your diary, as it will help you to memorize it in a better manner. He is so right, as this method helped me a lot to score good marks in every exam that I appeared for. As I already mentioned before that a lot of events are occurring in the country and around the world, so it is easily understandable that it is not easy to remember everything. It’s always a superb idea to maintain a diary of current events.

You need to update this diary on a daily basis with all the events that you consider as important ones. This diary will become quite useful for the revision part, as it will provide you information about all the important events at a place. You should keep revising the diary frequently, as it will help you to memorize important names, dates, awards etc.

Channelize your Preparation Accordingly

All the competitive exams are not same, as all of them have different pattern, even when it comes to the same topic as ‘Current Affairs’ or ‘GK’. For example for civil services exam, you need to give importance on events of National value. On the other scenario, in matter of bank job exam, the focus should be on the news on banking sectors, and economic and business news.

Thus I’ll suggest you to prepare as per the exams you are appearing for, as channelizing your preparation according to the pattern of the exam will accelerate your chance of getting selected.

Use Internet Resources

“Google, YouTube and Wikipedia are my favorite teachers’; one of my friends told me this once. This is quite true indeed, so you should use all the available online resources to study current affairs and GK for exams. For example this blog is all about “Current Affairs”, so you can check this blog regularly by subscribing to us (check the sidebar for subscription options). You can actively take part some forums that are focusing on current events. The good part is you can follow the websites of all leadingnewspapers online if you don’t have enough time to read newspapers.

Use Social Networking Sites for Good

Believe me or not you can surely use social networking sites to your benefits. Especially to prepare current affairs and General knowledge Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and StumbleUpon may help you a lot. You can join some Facebook pages, or follow some twitter accounts that are related to current affairs. You can join our Facebook Page too for this matter, or connect with me at LinkedIn or circle me in Google Plus for all the information on recent happenings to boost up your General Knowledgeability.

Give Priority to your Strength

We usually find difficulties when we try to learn everything at once. In that process basically we study a lot, but remember a little. We need to first select our strength areas for our preparation. Try to givepriority to your strength areas. It may be Sports, economy, Government Affairs or technology. Suppose you are applying for Bank exams, then you should prepare industry related news. Along with that you may pick any 2-3 areas of your strength like sports or technology. You need to prepare these sections to the utmost level. I can assure you that these strategies will help you to score much better in Current Affairs section.

Participate in Online Quizzes

You should participate in some free quizzes that are available online to evaluate yourself. For this matter you can easily access our “Quiz Section”. This will give you proper idea whether you are ready for the big exam day or not. As an added factor it will also provide you confidence i.e. very much essential. You can download Monthly-wise current affairs questions from Here.