53RD - 55TH B.P.S.C. (PRE) EXAM - 2011

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81. Soil water available to plants  is maximum in    

  • A
  • Clayey soil

  • B
  • Silty soil

  • C
  • Sandy soil

  • D
  • Loamy soil

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Correct Answer : A [Clayey soil ]

82. Capillaries are most effective  in 

  • A
  • Clayey soil

  • B
  • Silty soil

  • C
  • Sandy soil

  • D
  • Loamy soil

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Correct Answer : C [Sandy soil ]

83. Photosynthesis occurs in      

  • A
  • Nucleus

  • B
  • Mitochondria

  • C
  • Chloroplast

  • D
  • Peroxisome

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Correct Answer : C [Chloroplast ]

84. Continents have drifted apart  because of

  • A
  • Volcanic eruptions

  • B
  • Tectonic activities

  • C
  • Folding and faulting of rocks

  • D
  • All of the above

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Correct Answer : B [Tectonic activities ]

85. Which of the following do not  belong to solar system?

  • A
  • Asteroids

  • B
  • Comets

  • C
  • Planets

  • D
  • Nebulae

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Correct Answer : D [Nebulae ]

86. Table salt (NaCI) is a product  of 

  • A
  • Weak acid and weak base

  • B
  • Strong acid and strong base

  • C
  • Weak acid and strong base

  • D
  • Strong acid and weak base

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Correct Answer : B [Strong acid and strong base ]

87. Sexual reproduction causes  genetic variation because of

  • A
  • Blending of genes

  • B
  • Chromosomal changes

  • C
  • Shuffling of genes

  • D
  • All of the above

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Correct Answer : B [ Chromosomal changes ]

88. Average salinity of the water of  the Arabian Sea is

  • A
  • 25 ppt

  • B
  • 35 ppt

  • C
  • 45 ppt

  • D
  • 55 ppt

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Correct Answer : C [45 ppt ]

89. Who among the following is the  winner of the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for  Peace and Reconciliation, 2009?

  • A
  • Yukia Amano

  • B
  • Aung San Suu Kyi

  • C
  • Bill Gates

  • D
  • Hillary Clinton

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Correct Answer : B [Aung San Suu Kyi ]

90. ‘Durand Cup’ is associated  with the game of 

  • A
  • Football

  • B
  • Polo

  • C
  • Cricket

  • D
  • Hockey

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Correct Answer : A [Football ]

91. For which word has the letter  ‘G’ been used in ‘2G Spectrum’? 

  • A
  • Global

  • B
  • Government

  • C
  • Generation

  • D
  • Google

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Correct Answer : C [Generation ]

92. Former Central Minister for  Communication and Information Technology, Mr. A.  Raja belongs to

  • A
  • Congress

  • B
  • BJP

  • C
  • Communist Party of India

  • D
  • DMK

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Correct Answer : D [DMK ]

93. Which one of the following  numbered Rajdhani trains covers the longest distance?

  • A
  • 12429 Bangalore City junction

  • B
  • 12431 Trivandrum Central

  • C
  • 12433 Chennai Central

  • D
  • 12435 Dibrugarh Town

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Correct Answer : B [12431 Trivandrum Central ]

94. What is the minimum age of a  person whose photographing,  fingerprinting and iris mapping  will be done for the Census of  2011?

  • A
  • 12 years

  • B
  • 15 years

  • C
  • 18 years

  • D
  • 21 years

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Correct Answer : B [15 years ]

95. The Union Cabinet on August  2010, decided to form institutes like the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in six states. These are 

  • A
  • Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

  • B
  • Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala, Gujarat

  • C
  • Bihar, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra

  • D
  • Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam

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Correct Answer : A [Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand ]

96. Which was reported the richest party according to the ‘National Election Watch’ on August 2010?

  • A
  • BSP

  • B
  • BJP

  • C
  • Socialist Party

  • D
  • Congress

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Correct Answer : D [Congress ]

97. Till 2010, which State Governments have provided 50 percent reservation for women in  local bodies?

  • A
  • Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan

  • B
  • Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh

  • C
  • Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala

  • D
  • ‘Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh

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Correct Answer : B [Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh ]

98. ‘AVAHAN’, the Indian segment  of ‘Bill and Melinda Gates  Foundation’, is engaged in the  prevention of

  • A
  • Dengue

  • B
  • Polio

  • C
  • HIV/AIDS

  • D
  • Filariasis

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Correct Answer : C [HIV/AIDS ]

99. A recently held underwater  meeting has drawn attention  the world over. The meeting  was held by

  • A
  • Some Somali pirates to make a new strategy for capturing ships for ransom

  • B
  • Some environmental scientists for promoting awareness towards saving water

  • C
  • Some activists for promoting environmental awareness against air pollution c

  • D
  • The cabinet of a country to highlight the threat of rising sea level for any country

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Correct Answer : D [The cabinet of a country to highlight the threat of rising sea level for any country]

100. Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank  of river Ganga?    

  • A
  • Fatehpur

  • B
  • Bhagalpur

  • C
  • Uttarakand

  • D
  • Kanpur

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Correct Answer : C [Uttarakand ]
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