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High Court of Gujarat, Sola, Ahmedabad
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1 Which of the following writs literally
means “We command”?
Habeas Corpus Mandamus Quo Warranto Certiorari B
2 Which Article of the Constitution of
India is related to Equality before law?
Article 13 Article 14 Article 15 Article 16 B
3 Which Article of the Constitution of
India is for “Protection against arrest
and detention in certain cases”?
Article 24 Article 23 Article 22 Article 21 C
4 In issuing one of the writs, the
Supreme Court observes that: “The
respondent was not entitled to an
office he was holding or a privilege he
was exercising.”
This observation can be identified as
which of the following Writs?
Prohibition Quo Warranto Certiorari Habeas Corpus B
5 Which of the following Articles of the
Constitution of India, entrusts the
President of India to grant pardon?
Article 71 Article 72 Article 73 Article 74 B
6 Article 17 of the Constitution of India
provides for:
Abolition of
untouchability
Abolition of titles Protection of life and
personal liberty
Equality of
opportunity in
matters of public
employment
A
7 Which of the following is not the part
of the Preamble to the Constitution of
India?
Secularism Socialism Democratic Republic Federation D
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8 The Constitution names our Country
as:
Bharat India, that is, Bharat Hindustan India B
9 As per Article 80 of the Constitution of
India, how many members can be
nominated by the President of India to
the Rajya Sabha?
6 8 10 12 D
10 Which Article of the Constitution of
India provides for “Equal Justice and
Free Legal Aid”?
Article 39 Article 39A Article 43 Article 43A B
11 How many schedules are there in the
Constitution of India?
10 12 14 16 B
12 Which Indian artist decorated the
handwritten copy of the Constitution?
Mihir Sen S.N.Banerji Mukesh
Bandhopadhyay
Nandlal Bose D
13 Which Article of the Constitution of
India provides for appointment of
District Judges?
Article 233 Article 233A Article 234 Article 235 A
14 The executive power of the Union is
vested in whom from the following?
Prime Minister President Vice President Home Minister B
15 Under which of the following
circumstances, additional evidence
cannot be allowed to be produced in
appeal?
The trial court has
refused to admit
evidence which ought
to have been
admitted
The party seeking to
produce additional
evidence, establishes
that such evidence
was not within his
knowledge
The appellate court
requires any
document to be
produced
The party seeking to
produce additional
evidence contends
that the existence of
such evidence had
gone out of his mind
D
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16 Under Section 113 of the Code of Civil
Procedure, which Court may refer a
case to High Court?
District Court Civil Court Any Court Small Causes Court C
17 In a summary suit, within how many
days from the date of service of
summons for judgment, the defendant
may apply for leave to defend?
One month Ten days One week Fifteen days B
18 In an appeal under Section 100, what
should be precisely stated in the
memorandum of appeal?
Substantial question
of law
Arguable point of law Points for
determination
All of these A
19 No appeal shall lie, except on a
question of law, from a decree in any
suit of the nature cognizable by Courts
of Small Causes, when the amount or
value of the subject matter of the
original suit does not exceed_______.
Ten Thousand Rupees One Thousand Rupees Five Thousand Rupees Twenty Thousand
Rupees
A
20 Under Order 39 Rule 2A of CPC, what
order may the Court pass against the
party who is guilty of breach of
injunction?
Attachment of
property of the guilty
Payment of
compensation
Decreeing the suit
against the guilty
Payment of cost A
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21 Where property is transferred subject
to a condition absolutely restraining
the transferee from parting with or
disposing of his interest in the
property, the condition is _______.
Void Voidable Valid None of these A
22 Where the mortgagor binds himself to
repay the mortgage money on a
certain date and transfers the
mortgaged property absolutely to the
mortgagee, but subject to a proviso
that he will re-transfer it to the
mortgagor upon payment of the
mortgage money as agreed,the
transaction is called:
Usufructuary
mortgage
Simple mortgage English mortgage Mortgage be deposit
of title deeds
C
23 According to Transfer of Property Act,
instrument means;
A non testamentary
instrument
A testamentary
instrument
Both A & B none of these A
24 Under the Transfer of Property Act, an
unborn person acquires vested interest
on transfer for his benefit:
upon his birth 7 days after his birth 12 days after his birth none of these A
25 Which provision of the Transfer of
Property Act pertains to ‘Rule against
perpetuity’?
Section 14 Section 15 Section 12 Section 13 A
26 Section 52 of the Transfer of Property
Act provides for:
Lis pendens Actionable claim Vested interest Lease A
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27 Within what time, a person who is
dispossessed, without his consent, of
immovable property, should file a suit
for recovery of possession?
Six months from the
date of dispossession
Three months from
the date of
dispossession
One year from the
date of dispossession
One month from the
date of dispossession
A
28 Within what time, from the date of
service of summons to the defendant,
a suit filed under the provisions of the
Specific Relief Act, should be disposed
off?
Twelve months Six months Nine months Two years A
29 Section 8 of the Specific Relief Act can
be invoked
against a person who
has possession or
control over the
article
against a person who
is the owner of the
article
by a person not
entitled to the
possession of the
article
in respect of an
ordinary article
A
30 The general principles on which
perpetual injunction could be granted,
are contained in :
Section 37 of the
Specific Relief Act
Section 38 of the
Specific Relief Act
Section 39 of the
Specific Relief Act
Section 40 of the
Specific Relief Act
B
31 Section 11 of the Specific Relief Act
provides for:
Specific performance
of a part of the
contract
defences respecting
suits for relief based
on contract
specific performance
of contracts
connected with trusts
circumstances in
which specific
performance of a
contract is
enforceable
C
32 Partnership as defined in the Indian
Partnership Act, is the relation
between persons who have agreed to
share the ______ of a business carried
on by all or any of them acting for all.
Profit Loss Expenses Capital A
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33 The relation of partnership arises from
____________.
Contract Status Understanding All of these A
34 Who among the following are not the
partners?
A Hindu undivided
family carrying on a
family business
Burmese Buddhist
brothers carrying
business
A Muslim family
carrying on a family
business
Hindu brothers not
being a Hindu
undivided family
carrying on business
A
35 Under Section 2(b) of the Indian
Partnership Act, business includes:
every trade and
occupation
every occupation and
profession
every trade,
occupation and
profession
every trade and
profession
C
36 Where no provision is made by
contract between the partners for the
duration of their partnership, or for the
determination of their partnership, the
partnership is ______.
partnership at will particular partnership illegal partnership invalid partnership A
37 When one person signifies to another
his willingness to do or to abstain from
doing anything, with a view to
obtaining the assent of that other to
such act or abstinence, he is said to
make:
a proposal a promise an agreement a contract A
38 In order to convert a proposal into a
promise the acceptance must _______.
be absolute and
unqualified
be conditional be specific be qualified A
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39 Threatening to detain any property to
the prejudice of any person with the
intention of causing any person to
enter into an agreement, is ________
coercion undue influence fraud misrepresentation A
40 Under Contract Act, when consent to
an agreement is caused by undue
influence, the agreement is a
________ contract.
Voidable Void Valid Illegal A
41 Under the Contract Act, the
consideration or object of an
agreement is lawful, unless:
it is forbidden by law it is impracticable it is impossible all of these A
42 The principle of caveat emptor is
enunciated in the Sale of Goods Act
under:
Section 16 Section 15 Section 17 Section 18 A
43 Where there is an unconditional
contract for the Sale of Specific Goods
in a deliverable state, under Section 20
of the Sale of Goods Act, the property
in goods passes to the buyer when
the goods are
delivered
the price is paid the contract is made the parties intend C
44 Section 23 of the Sale of Goods Act
pertains to:
Sale of ascertained
goods
Sale of Specific goods Sale of unascertained
goods
All of these C
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45 What is the period of limitation for
preferring an appeal to the Sessions
Court against the order passed by the
Magistrate convicting the accused and
imposing punishment of imprisonment
for one year?
Thirty days Sixty days Forty five days Ninety days A
46 Within what time should an application
for setting aside abatement under the
Code of Civil Procedure be filed?
Sixty days Thirty days Ninety days Ten days A
47 To which of the following proceedings,
the provision of Section 5 of Limitation
Act does not apply?
An application under
Order 21 of the Code
of Civil Procedure
An application under
Order 7 of the Code of
Civil Procedure
An application under
Order 41 of the Code
of Civil Procedure
An application under
Order 43 of the Code
of Civil Procedure
A
48 Section 15 of the Limitation Act applies
to:
suits and execution
applications
suits only execution applications
only
appeals A
49 Under Section 21 of the Limitation Act,
a suit is deemed to have been
instituted, in case of a new plaintiff
being impleaded_____
on the date on which
the new plaintiff is
impleaded
on the date on which
the suit was initially
instituted
on the date on which
application for
impleading a new
plaintiff is made
none of these A
50 Which section of the Indian Penal Code
will be invoked if a transgender lodges
a complaint for sexual harassment?
Section 354C Section 354D Section 354A Section 354B A
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51 As per Section 24 of Indian Penal Code,
who ever does anything with the
intention of causing wrongful gain to
one person or wrongful loss to another
person, is said to do that thing
________.
Dishonestly Fraudulently Mischievously Wrongfully A
52 Sexual acts by a man with his own wife,
the wife not being under ______ years
of age, is not rape.
twelve fifteen sixteen eighteen B
53 Section 397 of Indian Penal Code
provides for punishment for which
offence?
Robbery or dacoity
with attempt to cause
death or grievous
hurt.
Dacoity with murder Voluntarily causing
hurt in committing
robbery
Dacoity A
54 During the inquiry or trial of a
complaint case, if it comes to the
notice of the Magistrate that an
investigation by police into the offence
which is the subject matter of the
complaint case before him, is already
in progress, the Magistrate shall:
Stay the proceedings
of such inquiry or trial
and call for a report
on the matter from
the police officer
conducting the
investigation.
Proceed with such
inquiry or trial and
wait for the report of
the investigating
officer before finally
disposing off the
inquiry or trial
Stay the investigation
by police
Allow inquiry/trial and
investigation by police
to go on
simultaneously
A
55 Appeals filed under which of the
following section/s shall finally abate
on the death of the accused?
377 378 374 Both – 377 & 378 D
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56 For how many offences of the same
kind committed within the span of
twelve months from the first to the last
of such offences, the accused may be
charged with and tried at one trial?
Not exceeding two Not exceeding three Not exceeding four Not exceeding five B
57 While exercising revisional powers, the
revision Court is not authorised to:
order detention of the
accused
release the accused
on bail
convert a finding of
acquittal into one of
conviction
convert a finding of
conviction into one of
acquittal
C
58 To which of the following cases,
provision of Section 438 of Criminal
Procedure Code shall not apply?
in case of arrest of a
person for an offence
punishable under
Section 376 B of I.P.C.
in case of an arrest of
a person for an
offence punishable
under Section 376 C of
I.P.C.
in case of an arrest of
a person for an
offence punishable
under Section 376(3)
of I.P.C.
in case of an arrest of
a person for an
offence punishable
under Section 376 D
of I.P.C.
C
59 Under which provision of Criminal
Procedure Code, the Judge or
Magistrate is empowered to dispense
with the attendance of an accused?
Section 317 Section 318 Section 316 Section 315 A
60 Section 309 of Criminal Procedure
Code mandates completion of
inquiry/trail relating to offences
punishable under Section 376, 376 A,
Section 376 AB, Section 376 B, Section
376 C, Section 376 D, Section 376 DA,
Section 376 DB of I.P.C. within a period
of ____ months from the date of filing
of the charge sheet.
Three Six Two One C
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61 To which authority should the victim
apply for compensation under the
victim compensation scheme where
the offender is not traced or identified
and where no trial takes place?
State or the District
Collector
State or the
Superintendent of
Police
State or the District
Legal Services
Authority
The Governor of the
State
C
62 For the confession of an accused
caused by inducement, threat or
promise, to be irrelevant in criminal
proceedings, such inducement, threat
or promise must proceed from:
a person in authority a complainant a co-accused all of these A
63 For the Court to make the presumption
as mentioned in Section 90 of the
Evidence Act about the document
produced before it, such document
must be purported or proved to be
________ years old.
15 20 25 30 D
64 A is accused of murdering B at his
house. A raises the defense that he
was not in the town at the time when B
is alleged to have been murdered .
Under which of the following
provisions of the Evidence Act, burden
of proof would be on A to prove his
defense?
Section 103 Section 104 Section 105 Section 106 A
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65 Admissions are not conclusive proof of
the matters admitted, but they may
operate as _______.
Estoppels Confessions Res judicata Evidence A
66 A statement, oral or documentary or
contained in electronic form, which
suggests any inference as to any fact in
issue or relevant fact, and which is
made by any of the persons is
a/an_______.
Admission Confession Dying Declaration None of these A
67 A fact is said to be ___________ when,
after considering the matters before it,
the Court either believes that it does
not exist, or considers its non existence
so probable that a prudent man ought,
under the circumstances of the
particular case, to act upon the
supposition that it does not exist.
Proved Disproved Not proved Approved B
68 As per Section 64 of the Evidence Act,
documents must be proved by ______.
Primary Evidence Secondary Evidence Primary or Secondary
Evidence
Oral Evidence A
69 According to Section 65 of the Evidence
Act, the secondary evidence can be
admitted in _______ exceptional cases.
Three Five Seven Nine C
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70 The Negotiable Instruments Act
provides for payment of interim
compensation by the drawer of the
cheque to the complainant. Such
interim compensation should not
exceed _____ of the amount of the
cheque.
10 % 20 % 25 % 15 % B
71 What is the punishment prescribed for
the offence punishable under Section
138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act?
Imprisonment for a
term which may be
extended to two years
or with fine which
may extend to twice
the amount of the
cheque or with both.
Imprisonment for a
term which may be
extended to one year
or with fine which
may extend to the
amount equivalent to
the amount of the
cheque or with both.
Imprisonment for a
term which may be
extended to two years
or with fine which
may extend to the
amount equivalent to
the amount of the
cheque or with both.
Imprisonment for a
term which may be
extended to two years
or with fine which
may extend to thrice
the amount of the
cheque or with both.
A
72 Which provisions of the Negotiable
Instruments Act mandates that the
offences punishable under Section 138
of the Negotiable Instruments Act shall
be tried summarily?
Section 141 Section 142 Section 143 Section 144 C
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73 Under which provision of the
Negotiable Instruments Act, a person
who is nominated as a Director of a
company by virtue of his holding any
office or employment in the Central
Government or State Government or a
Financial Corporation owned or
controlled by the Central or State
Government, is not liable for
prosecution?
Section 140 Section 141 Section 143 Section 142 B
74 Within how much time from the date
on which cause of action arises, the
complaint for the offence punishable
under Section 138 of the Negotiable
Instruments Act should be filed?
one month thirty days three months six months A
75 Under which provision of the
Negotiable Instruments Act, the
Appellate Court may order the
appellant to deposit such sum which
shall be a minimum of twenty percent
of the fine or compensation awarded
by the trial Court?
Section 148 Section 143A Section 142 Section 143 A
76 How much quantity of Ganja has been
specified as commercial quantity by
the Central Government?
1 Kg & Above 10 Kg & Above 5 Kg & Above 20 Kg & Above D
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77 All offences under the NDPS Act which
are punishable with imprisonment for
a term of more than _____ years shall
be triable only by the Special Court.
One Five Seven Three D
78 Who among the following is not
qualified to be appointed as a Judge of
a Special Court under NDPS Act?
Sessions Judge Additional Sessions
Judge
Chief Judicial
Magistrate
None of these C
79 Which provision of the NDPS Act
empowers the Court to release certain
offenders on probation?
Section 38 Section 39 Section 37 Section 35 B
80 What is the term of imprisonment for
failure of an officer in duty or his
connivance at the contravention of the
provisions of the NDPS Act?
Imprisonment for a
term which may
extend to one year
Imprisonment for a
term which may
extend to two years
Imprisonment for a
term which may
extend to six months
Imprisonment for a
term which may be
prescribed for the
contravention in
question
A
81 Audi alteram partem hear the other side no one is found to
accuse himself
the burden of proof
lies on the plaintiff
the act of God
prejudices no one
A
82 Sine Qua Non An indispensable
requisite
indefinitely without issue a cause without which
the effect would not
have been caused
A
83 Ubi Jus Ibi Remedium Where there is a right,
there is a remedy
Injury without
damage
Loss by an act is not
wrongful
A legal fiction does
not properly work loss
or injury
A
84 Res ipsa loquitur The thing speaks for
itself
All things done in the
course of transaction
A matter already
judicially decided
A matter not yet
decided
A
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85 Persona non grata An unacceptable
person
An acceptable person One described as an
individual
The interest of a man A
86 Quid pro quo Something for
something
Whatever is fixed to
the soil
When the law gives
someone anything
There shall be nothing
contrary to law
A
87 Ad Litem On a suit or action At length Disgusting Agreeing in the
essential point
A
88 Corpus delicti The body of facts
which constitute an
offence
The thing possessed One may waive a legal
right
before his peers A
89 Custodia Legis In the custody of the
law
With a grain of salt With the will annexed One confessing
willingly should be
dealt with leniently
A
90 Ejusdem Generis Of the same kind He is not in any fault,
who is bound to obey
He who has the
dominion or
advantage has the risk
Unmarried A
91 Ibid In the same place Disabled Children Heir appointed by will A
92 Ipse dixit Mere or bare
assertion
By the very fact By the law To go at large A
93 Femur : ? Thigh Bone Tibia Skull Bone Chest Bone A
94 Where is the hyoid bone situated in
the human body?
Neck Chest Head Lower limb A
95 Asphyxia is a condition of : deficient supply of
oxygen to the body
deficient supply of
blood to a part of the
body
injury to a vital organ none of these A
96 Fibula is a/an: leg bone rib bone upper limb bone none of these A
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97 Laceration is __________ the tearing or splitting
of the skin
the extravascular
collection
the breach of
continuity of bone
none of these A
98 An idol of Lord Krishna in a temple is: a natural person a legal person not a person in the
eye of law because
only the priest of the
temple will be a
person
not a person because
no personality can be
conferred on God
B
99 Ownership is “a right indefinite in point
of user unrestricted in point of
disposition-and unlimited in point of
duration over a determinate thing”.
This definition of ownership has been
given by :
Salmond Allen Paton Austin D
100 It has been said that the doctrine of
‘precedent’ is of antiquity while the
doctrine of ‘stare decisis’ is relatively
modern.
The emergence of the doctrine of
‘stare decisis’ was related to :
settled judicial
hierarchy of courts
and law reports
settled role of judges
with regard to
interpretation of law
the emergence of the
concept of
sovereignty of
parliament
growing authority and
prestige of a few
judges like Lord Coke,
whose decisions
carried a lot of weight
A
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1 Dichotomy (Identify meaning of the
given words)
Complete rule Separatist tendencies Methodological Harmonix B
2 Avid (Give synonym) Stingy Rapid Eager Bitter C
3 Rustic (Give synonym) Charming Rusted Unrefined Easy going C
4 Abstain (Give synonym) Refrain Ingest Take in Consume A
5 Camouflage (Give synonym) Aggressive Deception Vigilant Honour B
6 Ambiguous (Give antonym) Auxiliary Responsible Salvageable Clear D
7 Rigid (Give antonym) Merciful Generous Flexible Intolerant C
8 Ancient (Give antonym) Repulsion Modern Disappear Departure B
9 Amicable (Give antonym) Hostile Friendly Haughly Pleasant A
10 The fire fighter saved the baby from
the burning building in the nick of
time. (Find the appropriate meaning
for the underlined part of the
sentence.)
at the earliest at the right time at the last possible
moment
at dusk C
11 I told Jessica my biggest secret, she
then spilled the beans to the whole
class. (Find the appropriate meaning
for the underlined part of the
sentence.)
to celebrate to reveal to conceal to enquire B
12 We had a whale of a time at the party.
(Find the appropriate meaning for the
underlined part of the sentence.)
a song a song and dance
sequence
a secret conversation enjoyed ourselves
very much
D
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13 His association with bad companions
got him into hot water. (Find the
appropriate meaning for the
underlined part of the sentence.)
in prison in worries in debts in trouble D
14 The police quickly _____________ her
disguise and arrested her.
saw across saw through saw away saw behind B
15 She has _______________ a career in
photojournalism.
carved in carved along carved through carved out D
16 The roof _________ because of the
weight of the snow.
caved out caved after caved in caved on C
17 It took them six months to _________
the house before they could actually
move in.
do in do up do along do ahead B
18 Choose the word which is spelt
correctly
recoment reccomend recommend reccomment C
19 Choose the word which is spelt
correctly
Burial Buriral Burrial Bural A
20 The worship of idols or images (Give
one word)
Atheism Theism Idolatry Iconoclasm C
21 A remedy for all diseases (Give one
word)
Amnesia Panacea Intelligentsia Parasol B
22 A body of persons appointed to hear
evidence and give their verdict in trials.
(Give one word)
Association Council Bar Jury D
23 A person who doubts the truth of a
doctrine or theory is called :
Septic Sceptic Spectre Spectator B
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24 A person who breaks into a house in
order to steal (Give one word)
Poacher Bandit Intruder Burglar D
25 Choose the word which is spelt
correctly
Occurence Occassion Occupancy Octogenarean C
26 Choose the word which is spelt
correctly
Mischeivours Miscariage Misdemeanour Misnomar C
27 Choose the word which is spelt
correctly
Capracious Auspicious Fallicious Dalicious B
28 Choose the word which is spelt
correctly
Existence Entreprenure Dapandence Persistance A
29 All students of the college are
__________ members of the college
union.
facsimile sine die ipso facto suo moto D
30 The college has no open air auditorium
and _________ arrangements are
made when need arises.
ad vivum ad valorem ad patres ad hoc D
31 The legislature was adjourned sine
_______.
qua die non sans B
32 As our earlier plans have ended up in a
fiasco, we have decided to begin
__________.
de jure de lends de facto de novo D
33 Head I win, tail you lose (Find out the
correct meaning of the idiomatic
phrase)
to gain an advantage to toss the coin win, in any case,
always, somehow
to be always at the
tail end of things
C
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34 To be a thorn in one’s side (Find out
the correct meaning of the idiomatic
phrase)
to be incentive to
action
to wear a crown of
thorns
to tear to pieces to be constant source
of annoyance
D
35 To stand one’s ground (Find out the
correct meaning of the idiomatic
phrase)
to resist, not yield to stand steadily to stand on one’s own
feet
to stand on one’s own
soil
A
36 Where is the famous Notre-Dame
Cathedral situated?
Paris Berlin Rome London A
37 The Government of India recently
introduced _________% reservation
for EWS.
10 20 15 5 A
38 The book “281 and Beyond” is the
autobiography of :
Kapil Dev Sourav Ganguly Sachin Tendulkar VVS Laxman D
39 In which state the festival of Bihu is
celebrated?
Assam Rajasthan Manipur West Bengal A
40 The foundation day of which state is
known as “Utkal Divas”?
Assam Rajasthan Odisha Maharashtra C
41 Which Indian Short film won 2019
Oscar Award in the category “Best
Short Documentary”?
Jai Mata Di Period. End of
Sentence
Half Ticket 2 Juice B
42 What was the theme of the World
Earth Day-2019?
Environmental and
Climate Literacy
Protect our species End Plastic Pollution Trees for the Earth B
43 Which Country has elected an actor
who played the role of the President of
the Country in a TV Show, as its
President?
Ukraine Yugoslavia Armenia Uzbekistan A
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44 By what name is India’s Anti Satellite
Missile Test known?
Mission Shakti Mission Veerta Mission Ekta Mission Akash A
45 Which UN Agency has listed the 1984
Bhopal gas tragedy among World’s
major industrial accidents of the 20th
Century?
ILO WHO FAO ITU A
46 Ramakant Achrekar who passed away
recently, was associated with:
Cricket Theatre Cinema Literature A
47 Who from the following Indian
mountaineers has become the World’s
first female amputee to climb Mount
Vinson, the highest peak of Antarctica?
Arunima Sinha Malavath Purna Shivangi Pathak Sangeeta Bahl A
48 Who is the Chairperson of the National
Green Tribunal (NGT)?
Justice Umesh
Dattatreya Salvi
Justice Adarshkumar
Goel
Justice Swatanter
Kumar
Justice Ranjan Gogoi B
49 An activist for female education and
the youngest Nobel Prize laureate,
Malala Yousafzai, originally belongs to
which Country?
Afghanistan Pakistan Iran Iraq B
50 Which Indian personality has been
honoured with Croatia’s highest
Civilian award – The Grand Order of
The King of Tomislav?
Narendra Modi Ramnath Kovind Sushma Swaraj Arun Jaitely B
51 Kandhamal Haldi, which recently got
geographical indication (GI) tag, is
produced in which of the following
states?
Odisha West bengal Jharkhand Assam A
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52 Which two banks of India recently had
a merger with Bank of Baroda?
Dena Bank and Vijaya
Bank
Dena Bank and Canara
Bank
Vijaya bank and Bank
of Maharashtra
Bank of Maharashtra
and Indian Bank
A
53 From which constituency did former
Indian Cricketer Gautam Gambhir
contest the latest Lok Sabha election?
East Delhi New delhi North Delhi Chandni Chowk A
54 Who among the following is part of the
Mediation Committee appointed by
the Hon’ble Apex Court for resolution
of the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid
dispute?
Sriram Panchu Prashant Bhushan Aryama Sundaram Rajeev Dhavan A
55 What was the date when the Indian
War planes struck on the town in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan?
14th
February 2019 26th
February 2019 28th
February 2019 15th
February 2019 B
56 Which of the following telescopes has
captured the first ever Black hole
image?
James Weff Space Hubble Event Horizon
Telescope
Spitzer space C
57 Who is the first Indian wicket keeper to
have taken 20 catches in a test series?
Rishabh Pant Nayan Mongia Dinesh Kartik M.S.Dhoni A
58 Mankading, sometimes seen in the
news, is associated with which of the
following sports?
Basketball Cricket Football Hockey B
59 Who ruled Goa before it was liberated
by India on 19th
December, 1961?
British Portuguese Mughals None of these B
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60 The only Muslim Woman to sit on the
throne of Delhi was:
Noor Jahan Razia Sultana Mumtaj Mahal Hamida banu Begum B
61 Who alongwith Ramprasad Bismil,
executed the famous Kakori train
robbery?
Ashfaqulla Khan V.D. Savarkar Bhagat Singh Madanlal Dhingra A
62 Dr.Annie Besant was of _______ origin. Irish English American German A
63 Who is the only Indian to have
received Bharat Ratna and Nishan-e-
Pakistan?
Khan Abdul Gaffar
Khan
Morarji Desai Jawaharlal Nehru Atal Bihari Vajpayee B
64 Asia’s largest Tulip garden is situated in
which city?
Srinagar Jammu Simla Dehradun A
65 Which of the following was the first
Indian product to have got protected
Geographical Indicator?
Indian rubber Basmati rice Malabar coffee Darjeeling tea D
66 Rama Setu is located in which among
the following straits?
Bering Strait Palk Strait Cook Strait Strait of Tebrau B
67 The Sabarmati river originates in which
among the following ranges?
The Satpuras The Vindhyas The Aravallies The Western Ghats C
68 For what Gujarat’s Pipavav is best
known?
India’s first Private
Port
India’s first Greenfield
Refinery
India’s first Ship
Breaking Yard
None of these A
69 In which year was the first Indian
Satellite Aryabhatta launched?
1974 1975 1976 1977 B
70 Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is
at :
Ahmedabad Mumbai Hyderabad Thiruvananthapuram D
71 In context with the connective tissues,
which among the following connects
bones to bones?
Ligament Tendons Reticular fibers Raphe A
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72 Which organ of the human body
produces fluid known as bile?
Liver Pancreas Gall bladder Kidney A
73 How many bones are there in an adult
human skeleton?
204 206 208 214 B
74 Which of the following is the heaviest
metal?
Silver Gold Mercury Platinum D
75 Who was the first Indian in the space? Ravish Malhotra Rakesh Sharma Kalpana Chawla Suneeta Williams B
76 Which of the following is not a planet
of the Solar system?
Mercury Florida Venus Saturn B
77 Who was the first Indian sports person
to boycott the olympic torch relay in
support of the Tibetan independence
movement?
Bhaichung Bhutia Dhanraj Pillai Chandu Borde Dibyendu Barua A
78 Magnus Carlsen is the player of which
among the following sports/games?
Cricket Carrom Chess Tennis C
79 Which of the following games were
previously known as British Empire
Games?
East Asian Games South East Asian
Games
Olympic Games Commonwealth
Games
D
80 Which among the following is
considered to be the National Sport of
USA?
Bowling Base Ball Table Tennis Tennis B
81 Which Indian Cricketer was given the
nickname “Colonel”?
Sunil Gavaskar Gundappa
Vishwanath
Dilip Vengsarkar Sandip Patil C
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82 In a row, A is in the 11th
position from
the left and B is in the 10th
position
from the right. If A and B interchange,
then A becomes 18th
from the left.
How many persons are there in the
row other than A and B?
27 26 25 24 C
83 Poles : Magnet :: ______ : Battery Energy Power Terminals Cells C
84 Six members of a family A,B,C,D,E and
F are travelling together. B is the son of
C but C is not the mother of B. A and C
are married couple. E is the brother of
C. D is the daughter of A. F is the
brother of B. How many male member
are there in the family?
4 3 2 1 A
85 Find the odd one out: Debit Deposit Deduction Withdrawal B
86 If ROBUST is coded as QNATRS in a
certain language, which word would be
coded as ZXCMP?
AWDLQ AYDNQ BZEOR YYBNO B
87 The average temperature for
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was
400C. The average for Thursday, Friday
and Saturday was 410C. If temperature
on Saturday was 420C, what was the
temperature on Wednesday?
390 C 44
0C 38
0C 41
0C A
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88 The ratio between the length and the
breadth of a rectangular park is 3:2. If a
man cycling along the boundary of the
park at the speed of 12km/hour
completes one round in 8 minutes,
then the area of park (in sq.m.) is:
15360 153600 30720 307200 B
89 If a quarter kg. of potato costs 60 paise,
how much will 200gm of it cost?
48 paise 54 paise 56 paise 72 paise A
90 If one third of one fourth of a number
is 15, then three tenth of that number
is:
35 36 45 54 D
91 In an examination, 80% candidates
passed in English and 85% passed in
Mathematics. If 73% candidates passed
in both these subjects, then what
percent of candidates failed in both the
subjects?
8 15 27 35 A
92 Find the inappropriate number in the
following series:
8, 27, 100, 125, 216, 343
27 100 125 343 B
93 The main page of the website is known
as:
Home Page Book Mark Page Content Page Navigation Page A
94 What is the full form of PDF? Printed Document
Format
Public Document File Portable Document
Format
Published Document
File
C
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95 MS-Office’s personal information
manager is:
Outlook Internet Explorer Organizer Access A
96 A hyperlink means: text connected to
page
plain text coloured text none of these A
97 In computers, firewall is used for: Security Data transmission Authentication Monitoring A
98 1 MB = ___________ 1024 Bytes 1024 KB 1024 GB 1024 Bits B
99 In Ms-Word, which function key is used
to check spellings ?
F2 F5 F7 F11 C
100 In Ms-Word, by pressing which key, we
can move to the beginning of a line?
Windows key Shift key Tab key Home key D
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