territorial army question paper written aug 2012

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PRELIMINARY INTERVIEW BOARD

TERRITORIAL ARMY COMMISSION: AUG 2012

WRITTEN PAPER

Max Time -2 Hours Max Marks 100

Roll No __________

Index No ________________

(Not to be filled by the candidate)

(Please read the instructions carefully)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. No additional sheet will be provided other than the question paper.

2. Section 1 has two parts- Part I and Part II.

(a) Part I- Essay in English (20 Marks).

(b) Part II- English Comprehension and language (20 Marks).

3. Section 2 consists of objective type questions (60 Marks).

4. Erasures and overwriting in objective and fill in the blanks type questions will not be

awarded any marks. Pages not used to be scored out.

5. Each wrong answer will fetch negative mark.

Marks Awarded

Section 1 Section

2

Total

Part I Part II


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SECTION-1

PART I

PART-II ENGLISH COMPREHENSION(Marks -20)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

SECTION 2

GENERAL AWARENESS

(Marks-60)

Direction: Please tick the correct answer ( )

Q1. Which one of the following is not a disease caused by virus?

(a)Bird flu (b) Chickenpox (c) Cholera (d) Dengue

Q2. Which one of the following is the principal structural element of a living cell?

(a)

Oxygen (b) Hydrogen (c) Carbon (d) Nitrogen

Q3. Who among the following first used the word Swarajya?

(a) Raja Rammohan Roy (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Swami Vivekanand

Q4. Between whom was the Battle of Khanwa (1527) fought?

(a) Ibrahim Lodi and Rana Sanga (b) Babur and Rana Sanga(c) Humayun and Sher Khan (d) Humayun and Nusrat Shah.

Q5. Which one of the following movements started from Dandi?

(a)

Swadeshi Movement (b) Non-cooperation Movement

(c) Civil Disobedience Movement (d) Quit India Movement

Q6. The time difference between the two cities, city A (30 N 60E) and city B (30 N 80E)

would be

(a)80 min (b) 0 min (c) 20 min (d)34 min

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Q7. Which one of the following gases, present in the air near the surface of the Earth, has

maximum concentrations ?

(a)

Oxygen (O2) (b) Hydrogen (H2) (c) Nitrogen (N2) (d) Methane (CH4)

Q8. Which one the following soils is most suitable for cotton cultivation?

(a)

Red Soil (b) Black Soil (c)Loamy Soil (d) Laterite Soil

Q9. El Nino current appears along the coast of which one of the following.

(a)Brazil (b) Peru (c) Alaska (d) Western Australia

Q10. Injurious ultraviolet radiations are mostly prevented from reaching the land surface as these

are absorbed mostly by which one of the following?

(a)

Stratosphere (b) Troposphere (c) Ionosphere (d) Mesosphere

Q11. Right to Information in India is a

(a)Fundamental right

(b)Legal right(c)

Both fundamental and legal right

(d)Neither fundamental nor legal Right

Q12. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission of India?

(a)Vice-President of India

(b)

The Prime Minister of India(c)The finance Minister of India

(d)The Law Minister of India

Q13. What is the number of the permanent members of the UN Security Council?

(a)Five (b) Six (c) Ten (d) Fifteen

Q14. Who among the following sports personalities is known as the Payyoli Express?

(a)

Geeta Zutshi (b) PT Usha (c) Shiny Abraham (d) MK Beenamol

Q15. Match the Districts in Column A with States in Column B:-

A. Malkangiri 1. Nagaland

B. Garhchiroli 2. Bihar

C. Nalanda 3. Maharashtra

D. Kohima 4. Odissha


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A B C D

(a) 1 2 4 3

(b) 2 3 1 4

(c) 4 3 2 1

(d) 4 2 1 3

Q16. Euro 2012 was held in

(a) Greece and Italy (b) Poland and Ukraine

(c) Ukraine and Spain (d) Germany and Poland

Q17. Which one of the following is the international aircraft identification mark (registration

prefix) for India?

(a) AT () !T (c) I" (d) !"

Q1#. $or the %&1% 'lmpics where in *ondon is 'lmpic +ark of ,&& acres (% km-) containing

the 'lmpic tadi/m the A0/atics entre the *ondon !elopark the 'lmpic 2ocke entre a

3asketall Arena 2andall Arena the 'lmpic !illage the 'lmpic +ress and 3roadcast entres

and a tennis training centre?

(a) Wemle () tratford (c) 4ensington (d) 4ingston

Q15. The 4oto +rotocol will expire in which of the following ears ?

(a) %&1% () %&16 (c) %&1 (d) %&1,

Q%&. 8ame of the following 9: 10 mks

1. he is onl world 8o 1 in *ondon 'lmpics %&1% from India.

%. he is the onl Indian woman oxer to 0/alif for the *ondon 'lmpics

6. $irst India made to reach 0/arter final in 'lmpic in adminton.

. $irst sil;er medalist from India in 'lmpic in shooting.,. $irst IA topper from atch *ist I with *ist II and select the correct answer /sing the code gi;en elow the lists.

*ist I *ist II

(portsperson) (o/ntr)

A. >ark +helep (1) eria

3. Anna I;ano;ic (%) /ssia

. >aria harapo;a (6) 8 Ireland


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@. or >cilro () A/stralia

A 3 @

(a) 1 % 6

() 6 1 %

(c) 6 % 1

(d) % 1 6

Q%%. ear %&1% has een declared >etrological department as monsoon

(a) /rpl/s () @eficit (c) 'ptim/m (d) 8one

Q%6. In which game does @eepika 4/mari represent India?

(a) hess () Tale Tennis

()hot:p/t (d) Archer

Q%. >atch *ist I with *ist II and select the correct answer /sing the code gi;en elow the lists.

*ist I *ist II

(+erson) (Ind/strial Bnit)

A Indira 8ooi 1 TATAs

3 handa 4ochar % Wipro

r/s >istr 6 +epsi

@ ACim +remDi III

odes

A 3 @

(a) 6 1 %

() % 1 6

(c) % 1 6

(d) 6 1 %

Q%,. $rom which one of the following is the percentage of reflected amo/nt of radiation

highest?

(a) ea /rface () Thick clo/d (c) @eserts (d) now o/nd area

Q%E. >atch *ist I with II and select the correct answer /sing the code gi;en the lists

*ist I *ist II

(>o/ntain pass) (tate)

A 4hard/ng *a 1 2imachal +radesh

3 *ip/lekh % ikkim

hipki *a 6 Bttarakhand

@ 8ath/ *a


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odes

A 3 @

(a) % 1 6

() % 6 1

(c) 1 6 %(d) 6 1 %

Q%7. Which India won 1&mAir +istol medal in *ondon 'lmpics %&1% ?

(a) A 3indra () F 8arang (c) + 4ashap (d) warn ingh

Q%#. $I$A is an organiCation in the field of 9:

(a) 3anking () Textiles (c) +ower Feneration (d) ports

Q%5. Is the onl operational aircraft carrier of the India 8a; ?

(a) I8A !iraat () I8 Arihnat (c) I8 !ikrant (d) I8 !ikramadita

Q6&. 4hap +anchaats are 9:

(a) The local +anchaats in 2arana ;illages.

() The local +anchaats in +/nDa ;illages.

(c) The local parishads in 2arana ;illages.

(d) The local parishads in +/nDa ;illages.

Q61. Is not a missile of +akistan ?

(a) haheen () 2atf (c) 3a/r (d) Fhadr

Q6%. 3/ddha deli;ered his first sermon at 9:(a) 3odh Faa () arnath (c) 4/shinagar (d) anchi

Q66. Which among the following is closest to the G0/ator ?

(a) 4anak/mari () Tri;andr/m (c) Freat 8icoar Islands (d) T/ticorin

Q6. @eficienc diseases are ca/sed d/e to the deficienc of 9:


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(a) arohdrates () +rotein (c) !itamins (d) $ats

Q6,. The ank Haptain is in the 9:

(a)

Arm and 8a; () 8a; and Air $orce (c) Air $orce and Arm (d) 'nl Arm

Q6E. The B8 ecretar Feneral is 9:

(a) 4/rt Waldheim () Trg;e *ie (c) 3ann 4i >oon (d) B Thant

Q67. Is not a anking related term ?

(a) ichter cale () '/tstanding amo/nt

()3enchmark +rime *ending ate (c) Gxplicit F/arantee

Q6#. adioacti;e element which has een fo/nd to ha;e large reser;es in India is 9:

(a) Brani/m () Thori/m (c) adi/m (d) +l/toni/m

Q.65. The shompens are the rial peoples of 9:

(a) 3h/tan () >angolia (c) *akshdeep (d) Andaman = 8icoar

Q&. Arthashastra is a ook written 9:

(a)

4a/tila () >arl >arx (c) 4arl >eer (d) 4iran @esai

Q1. Which of the following s/;stnaces is /sed as a l/ricant ?

(a) @iamond () ilica (c) Fraphite (d) Iron oxide

Q%. Which of these is the est so/rce of ;itamin A 9:

(a) Apple () arrot (c) 2one (d) +ean/ts

Q6. Garth0/ake is meas/red /sing

(a) 3arometer () *aser as (c) eismograph (d) Altimeter

Q. The term H3/tterfl stroke is associated with 9:

(a) 2ocke () +olo (c) Wrestling (d) wimming

Q,. 2ard o/rt and la co/rt are the terminolog /sed for 9:


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(a) *awn Tennis () ricket (c) Wrestling (d) 0/ash

QE. Which of the following co/ntries is the host for the %&1E 'lmpic Fames?

(a) o/th Africa () 8etherlands (c) 3raCil (d) Ital

Q7. The minim/m temperat/re at which a com/stile s/stance catches fire is called9:

(a) $ireless temperat/re () Ignition temperat/re (c) tatic temperat/re

(d) 'ptim/m temperat/re

Q#. Which cit was known as H>anchester of India?

(a)

>/mai () /rat (c) Ahmedaad (d) */dhiana

Q5. Ts/namis are not ca/sed 9:

(a)

2/rricane () Garth0/akes (c) Bnder sea landslides (d) !olcanic er/ptions

Q,&. >anometer is the instr/ment /sed to meas/re 9:

(a)

+ress/re of gases () !elocit of so/nd (c) 2/midit of atmosphere (d) @ensit of li0/id

Q,1. The /preme ommander of the Armed $orces is 9:

(a)

Feneral 3ikram ingh () hri A4 Anton

(c) hri >an >ohan ingh (d) +resident >s +ratiha @e;isingh +atil

Q ,%. Which of the following is called the ed +lanet 9:

(a)

+l/to () !en/s (c) >ars (d) inister () Bnion $inance >inister

(c) Bnion >inister of +lanning (d) !ice +resident

Q ,. Which of the following is the composer of Hare irCa Fhali () F/lCar (c) >ohd I0al (d) 3ankim handra hatterDee

Q ,,. H3@$2 is related to H*8


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Q ,E. Which n/mer will complete the following series?

E 11 %1 6E ,E ?

(a)

,1 ( ) 51 (c) % (d) #1

Q ,7. $ind the odd one o/t.

(a)

6 () 1# (c) 6, (d) ,

Directions. $ill in the lank.

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