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| WHAT SHOULD BE THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF CORRECT OUESTION TO
QUALIFY PAPER 1 OF CPF EXAM. | | 1 |
| Consider the following statements :
1. Intel?s Pentium IV is an operating system used in PCs
2. During booting period of a PC, the operating system is
first loaded.
3. Analogue computers are useful only in scientific field
while digital computers have application in scientific as
well as in business, administrative functions.
4. Micro-computer is another name for micro-processor.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4 | | 1 |
| Which of the following statements is not correct ?
(a) The 42nd Amendment extended the term of Lik Sabha and
State Legislative Assemblies from 5 years to 6 years.
(b) The president can dissolve the Lok Sabha on the advice
of the Prime Minister.
(c) Money Bills cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha.
(d) One third members of the Rajya Sabha retire on the
expiry of every third year. | | 2 |
| 15 men can complete a work in 280 days. They started the
work and after every 10 days, 15 additional men were
employed. In how many days the work was completed?
(a) 70 days
(b) 60 days
(c) 55 days
(d) 50 days | | 1 |
| East Timor, the latest independent nation in the world, was
ruled by
(a) Indonesia
(b) Australia
(c) Malaysia
(d) Philippines | | 5 |
| Crop yield Formulation Unit which has developed statistical
models to forecast crop yield works under the control of
(a) Ministry of Water Resources
(b) Department of Agriculture and Co-operation
(c) India Meteorological Department
(d) Department of Food and Public Distribution | | 2 |
| Dhanvantari was
(a) A famous General of Chandragupta Maurya
(b) A noted physician in the court of Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(c) A famous dramatist who lived during the time of Harsha
(d) A musician in the Court of Ashoka | | 1 |
| who is the first field marsal of indian army? | | 6 |
| Chauri Chaura is known in the history of India?s struggle
for freedom because
(a) Gandhiji launched his first Satyagraha in India from
this place
(b) Gandhiji withdrew his Satyagraha movement when an irate
mob set fire to a police station and burnt some policemen
(c) Hundreds of freedom fighters were shot dead at this
place by the police
(d) Gandhiji sat on a hunger strike | | 1 |
| Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) National Aluminium Company Ltd. : Bhubaneswar
(b) Indian Bureau of Mines : Dhanbad
(c) National Film Archives of India : Pune
(d) National Archives of India : New Delhi | | 5 |
| First Municipal Corporation in India | | 7 |
| Consider the following statements :
1. Part ?B? of the Budget speech of the Finance Minister
includes description of the initiatives on economic front to
be taken up by the Government for the coming year in
addition to direct and indirect tax proposals.
2. The receipts on account of the partial disinvestments of
Central Government?s holdings in the equity capital of
public sector enterprises are revenue receipts.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 | | 1 |
| In a group of 36 persons, a total of 16 take tea while 9
take tea but not coffee. How many persons in this group take
coffee but not tea?
(a) 27
(b) 20
(c) 25
(d) 11 | | 2 |
| A group of boys decided to buy a few cassettes whose price
was between Rs. 200 and Rs. 250. But at the time of
purchase, two of the boys declined to contribute as a result
of which the remaining boys had to pay Re. 1 more than they
had originally planned. What was the price of the cassettes
if the boys contributed equally and in whole number of rupees?
(a) Rs. 220
(b) Rs. 210
(c) Rs. 230
(d) Rs. 240 | | 1 |
| Three containers have their volumes in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5.
They are full of mixtures of milk and water. The mixtures
contain milk and water in the ratio of 4 : 1, 3 : 1 and 5 :
2 respectively. The contents of all these three containers
are poured into a fourth container. The ratio of milk and
water in the fourth container is
(a) 5 : 2
(b) 157 : 53
(c) 151 : 48
(d) 4 : 1 | | 1 |
| Consider the following statements :
While it is 6.30 AM (Sunday) in London, it is around
1. 2.30 AM (Sunday) in Honolulu (Hawaii)
2. 8.30 PM (Saturday) in Honolulu (Hawaii)
3. 3.30 PM (Sunday) in Tokyo
4. 1.30 AM (Sunday) in Tokyo
which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 4 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 2 and 4 | | 1 |
| If X is mortal, Y is wise, if Z is not good, a will suffer.
Y is not wise, if A suffers. If B is slave, X is immortal.
If A suffers, what follows ?
(a) X is mortal
(b) B is a slave
(c) Z is good
(d) Y is wise | | 1 |
| The organisation of petroleum exporting countries
controls..........of world oil exports? | | 3 |
| Substances which are obtained from micro-organisms but used
to destroy micro-organisms are
(a) Antigens
(b) Antibiotics
(c) Antibodies
(d) Antiseptics | | 1 |
| Consider the following statements : According to Census 2001
1. The literacy rate increase for males is more than that of
the females during last one decade.
2. Amongst the States and Union Territories, Delhi has the
highest population density while Sikkim has the lowest.
3. The correct sequence of population in descending order of
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka is :
Tamil Nadu ? Madhya Pradesh ? Rajasthan ? Karnataka
which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only | | 1 |
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