. Which one of the following shows the descending order of the four metropolitan cities in the Indian sub-continent in so far as their population strength is concerned? (a) Bombay, Calcutta, Dhaka, New Delhi (b) Bombay, Calcutta, New Delhi, Karachi (c) Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, New Delhi (d) Calcutta, Bombay, Dhaka, Karachi

. A fertile soil, suitable for growing common crops, is likely to have a pH value of (a) Three (b) Four (c) Six to seven (d) Nine to ten

Assam Secretariat, TCS,

. The New Population Bomb refers to (a) An increase in the population of the aged in the Third World (b) Rapidly growing urban population in the Third World (c) Large scale distress migration in the Third World (d) Deluge of Soviet emigrants

. During 1992-93 three was a record bumper in (a) Rice (b) Sugarcane (c) Pulses (d) Oil seeds

. The term nishka which meant an ornament in the Vedic period was used in later times to denote a/an (a) Weapon (b) Agricultural implement (c) Script (d) Coin

SSR, UPSC,

. The working of the quartz crystal in the watch is based on the (a) Photoelectric Effect (b) Johnson Effect (c) Piezo-electric effect (d) Edison Effect

. Which one of the following pairs of kings of ancient and medieval periods of Indian history and the works authored by them is correctly matched? (a) Krishnadevaraya : Samaranganasutradhara (b) Mahendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana (c) Bhojadeva : Manasollasa (d) Somesvara : Amuktamalyada

Assistant Central Intelligence Officer, IB Intelligence Bureau, ICICI,

. The founder of Boy Scouts and Civil Guides movement in India was (a) Charles Andrews (b) Robert Montgomery (c) Richard Temple (d) Baden Poweli

APPSC,

. Acid precipitation is now regarded as a serious problem in some European and Asian countries. Its major cause or source is (a) Discharge of acidic effluents onto neutral or slightly alkaline land where the acidic components precipitate (b) Emissions of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides from thermal power plants and burning of fossil fuels; these oxides dissolve in atmospheric water vapour and fall back on earth as acid rain (c) Neutral carbon dioxide released during respiration of living organisms dissolves in water, forming carbonic acid which is the chief contributor to acidity in rain water. (d) Chlorofluorocarbons readily react with various chemicals near the earth’s surface, producing acidic intermediates which cause acid precipitation.

. The growth rate of which one of the following sectors has very low employment elasticity? (a) Manufacturing (b) Construction (c) Financial services (d) Mixed farming

. Which one of the following is considered to be the world’s greatest iconographical creations made by the sthapatis of south India, particular daringly the Chola Period? (a) Mahishasuramardini (b) Nataraja (c) Rama (d) Somaskanda

. Which one of the following colloidal systems is represented by fog? (a) Liquid in gas (b) Gas in liquid (c) Solid in gas (d) Liquid in liquid

. The dispute regarding East Timor is between (a) Japan and Russia (b) China and Philippines (c) Indonesia and Malaysia (d) Australia and Indonesia

. If a mouse of or eight times its normal size has been produced by introducing human growth hormone gene, the technique involved is called (a) Hybridisation (b) Genetic engineering (c) Mutation breeding (d) Hormonal feeding

. Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four town/cities as one proceeds from west to east? (a) Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur (b) Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong (c) Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur (d) Nasik, aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded