MP PCS (PRE) EXAM - 2008 - Paper -I

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101. Light year is the unit of:

  • A
  • Time

  • B
  • Distance

  • C
  • Speed of light

  • D
  • Speed with respect to speed of light.

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Correct Answer : B [Distance ]

102. An ice cube is floating in a glass of water. What  happens to the water level when the ice melts? It

  • A
  • rises

  • B
  • falls

  • C
  • remains the same

  • D
  • first rises and then falls

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Correct Answer : C [remains the same ]

103. Match the following and select the correct  answer from the codes given below:  (a) Anaemia               (1) Vitamin B deficiency  (b) Goiter                   (2) Iron deficiency  (c) Night-blindness    (3) Iodine deficiency  (d) Beri-beri               (4) Vitamin A deficiency  Codes:  (a) (b) (c) (d)

  • A
  • (2) (1) (3) (4)

  • B
  • (2) (3) (4) (1)

  • C
  • (1) (2) (3) (4)

  • D
  • (2) (4) (3) (1)

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Correct Answer : B [(2) (3) (4) (1) ]

104. Which of the following lens is used to minimize  Myopia?

  • A
  • Convex lens

  • B
  • Concave lens

  • C
  • Cylindrical lens

  • D
  • None of these

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Correct Answer : B [Concave lens ]

105. India’s first atomic power station is:

  • A
  • BARC

  • B
  • Tarapur Atomic Power Station

  • C
  • Nerora Atomic Power Station

  • D
  • None of these

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Correct Answer : B [Tarapur Atomic Power Station ]

106. A fan produces feeling of comfort during hot  weather because:

  • A
  • Fan supplies cold air

  • B
  • Our perspiration evaporates rapidly

  • C
  • Our body radiates more heat

  • D
  • Conductivity of air increases.

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Correct Answer : B [Our perspiration evaporates rapidly ]

107. Which among the following countries is not a  member of Nuclear Suppliers Group?

  • A
  • China

  • B
  • New Zealand

  • C
  • Ireland

  • D
  • Iran

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Correct Answer : D [Iran ]

108. Which river in Bihar changed its course in the  year 2008 and caused calamity?

  • A
  • Ganga

  • B
  • Gandak

  • C
  • Kosi

  • D
  • Ghaghra

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Correct Answer : C [Kosi]

109. United Nations declared the year 2008 as the  International Year of:

  • A
  • Sanitation

  • B
  • Drinking water

  • C
  • Literacy

  • D
  • Reduction of infant mortality

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Correct Answer : A [Sanitation ]

110. Violence against Christians erupted in Orissa  after the murder of Swami Lakshmananda  Saraswati in August 2008. Which district was  the worst affected?

  • A
  • Keonjhar

  • B
  • Bargarh

  • C
  • Sambalpur

  • D
  • Kandhamal

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Correct Answer : D [Kandhamal ]

111. Which film received the best feature film award  at the 54th National Film Awards?

  • A
  • Pulijanmam (Malayalam)

  • B
  • Kabul Express

  • C
  • Lage Raho Munna Bhai

  • D
  • Podokkhep (Bengali)

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Correct Answer : A [Pulijanmam (Malayalam) ]

112. According to the Article 82 of the Constitution of  India, the allocation of seats in Lok Sabha to the  states is on the basis of the …. Census.

  • A
  • 1961

  • B
  • 1971

  • C
  • 1981

  • D
  • 1991

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Correct Answer : B [1971 ]

113. Russia recognized independence of Georgia’s  two territories in August 2008. The two  territories are:

  • A
  • Kosovo and Dushanbe

  • B
  • Kosovo and South Ossetia

  • C
  • Abkhazia and Dushanbe

  • D
  • South Ossetia and Abkhazia

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Correct Answer : D [South Ossetia and Abkhazia ]

114. Which country was the first, after the ban on  India was lifted by the Nuclear Suppliers Group,  to sign an agreement that would allow supply of  civil nuclear technology to India?

  • A
  • USA

  • B
  • Italy

  • C
  • Russia

  • D
  • France

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Correct Answer : D [France ]

115. What is the cut-off date for recognition of rights  under “The Scheduled Tribes and other  traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of  Forest Rights) Act, 2006”?

  • A
  • 13th September 1976

  • B
  • 13th December 2006

  • C
  • 13th September 2005

  • D
  • 13th December 2005

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Correct Answer : D [13th December 2005]

116. Who amongst the following did not share Nobel  Prize for Physics in 2008?

  • A
  • Tohide Yasakawa

  • B
  • Makoto Kabayashi

  • C
  • Toshihide Maskawa

  • D
  • Yoichiro Nambu

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Correct Answer : A [Tohide Yasakawa ]

117. Name of the space craft for India’s mission moon  is:

  • A
  • Chandrayaan I

  • B
  • Chandrayaan II

  • C
  • Antariksha

  • D
  • Change I

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Correct Answer : A [Chandrayaan I]

118. Who among the following was Secretary,  Economic Affairs, Government of India and then  became Governor, Reserve Bank of India in  September 2008?

  • A
  • Y. V. Reddy

  • B
  • D. Rangarajan

  • C
  • T. K. Nair

  • D
  • D. Subbarao

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Correct Answer : D [D. Subbarao ]

119. To which place did Ratan Tata decide to move  the Nano Project from Singur?

  • A
  • Pithampur

  • B
  • Pune

  • C
  • Sanand

  • D
  • Gopalpur

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Correct Answer : C [Sanand ]

120. Consider the following statements and select the  correct answer from the codes given below.  1. Mohenjo Daro, Harappa, Ropar and  Kalibangan are important places of Indus  Valley Civilization.  2. Harappan people developed planned cities  with network of streets and drainage system.  3. Harappan people did not know, use of metals.  Codes:

  • A
  • (1) and (2) are correct

  • B
  • (1) and (3) are correct

  • C
  • (2) and (3) are correct

  • D
  • (1), (2) and (3) are correct.

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Correct Answer : A [(1) and (2) are correct ]
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