Combined Defence Service Exam., 2009
(Held on 13-2-2009)
General Knowledge : Solved Paper

1. Which one of the following is used as a mordant in dyeing and tanning industry?
(A) Magnesium oxide
(B) Magnesium carbonate
(C) Magnesium chloride
(D) Magnesium sulphate

2. By which one of the following, an old written material which cannot be read easily, can be read ?
(A) γ–rays
(B) X–rays
(C) IR–rays
(D) Radiofrequency waves

3. Which one of the following characteristics is common among parrot, platypus and kangaroo ?
(A) Oviparity
(B) Toothless jaws
(C) Homothermy
(D) Functional postanal tail

4. Which one of the following petroleum refinery products has the lowest boiling point ?
(A) Kerosene
(B) Diesel
(C) Gasoline
(D) Lubricating oil

5. In which one of the following places was Asia’s first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) set up ?
(A) Santa Cruz
(B) Kandla
(C) Cochin
(D) Surat

6. Which one of the following feature films is official nominee for Oscar, 2008 from India ?
(A) Rock on
(B) Walu
(C) Drona
(D) Tare Jamin Par

7. What is the correct chronological order of conferring Bharat Ratna to the following ?
1. M. S. Subbalakshmi
2. Professor Amartya Sen
3. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
4. Sushri Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 3, 1, 2, 4
(C) 2, 1, 4, 3
(D) 4, 3, 1, 2

8. Which one of the following zones of the atmosphere is rich in ozone gas ?
(A) Mesosphere
(B) Troposphere
(C) Stratosphere
(D) Ionosphere

9. Which one of the following is an example of vestigial organ in man ?
(A) Jaw apparatus
(B) Ear muscles
(C) Canine teeth
(D) Humerus

10. Which one of the following is a free-living bacterium that helps in nitrogen fixation in soil ?
(A) Azotobacter
(B) Anabaena
(C) Azolla
(D) Nostoc

11. Which one of the following is associated with the formation of brown air in traffic congested cities ?
(A) Sulphur dioxide
(B) Nitrogen oxide
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Carbon monoxide

12. Which one of the following is the permissible level of noise in a silent zone at daytime ?
(A) 50 dB
(B) 60 dB
(C) 65 dB
(D) 75 dB


13. Which one of the following is the first National Park established in India ?
(A) Bandipur
(B) Corbett
(C) Velavadar
(D) Periyar

14. Bryophytes are photosynthetic but do not have vascular tissue and true roots. This feature enables them to resemble with which of the following ?
(A) Fungi
(B) Algae
(C) Pteridophytes
(D) Angiosperms

15. The genetically engineered ‘Golden Rice’ is rich in which of the following ?
(A) Vitamin A and nicotinic acid
(B) β-carotene, Vitamina A and folic acid
(C) β-carotene and iron
(D) Vitamin A and niacin

16. Consider the following statements—
1. National Parks are a special category of protected areas of land and sea coasts where people are an integral part of the system.
2. Sanctuaries are concerned with conservation of particular species.
3. Biosphere Reserves are connected with the habitat of a particular wild animal.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 2 only
(D) 1 and 3 only

17. Which one of the following is categorized as millet ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Sorghum
(D) Maize
Ans : (C)

18. The plant dye Henna imparts organge-red colour to skin and hairs due to its reaction with which of the following ?
(A) Proteins and amino acids
(B) Lipids
(C) Carbohydrates
(D) Nucleic acids

19. Which one of the following plants is preferred for mixed cropping in order to enhance the bioavailability of nitrogen ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Gram
(C) Maize
(D) Barley

20. The ‘Red Data Book’ containing information on all wild plants and animals in danger of extinction has been published by which one of the following ?
(A) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
(B) World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
(C) World Conservation Union (WCU)
(D) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

21. Wavelengths of which of the following colours of the visible spectrum of light are maximally absorbed by green plants ?
(A) Green and Yellow
(B) Red and Blue
(C) Green and Red
(D) Blue and Yellow

22. Consider the following regions of India—
1. Western Ghats
2. Aravali Hills
3. Eastern Himalayas
Which of the above is/are biodiversity hot spot/hot spots ?
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

23. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List-I (Medicinal Product)
(a) Quinine
(b) Morphine
(c) Penicillin
(d) Tetracycline
List-II (Source)
1. Poppy plant
2. Bacterium
3. Cinchona bark
4. Fungus

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 2 1 3 4

24. A Forgotten, Empire, written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell is about which one of the following Empires ?
(A) Kushan Empire
(B) Mauryan Empire
(C) Vijayanagar Empire
(D) Mughal Empire

25. Which one of the following is considered as the drug of last resort for human being ?
(A) Penicillin
(B) Tetracycline
(C) Chloramphenicol
(D) Streptomycin


              Answers

1. (D)         2. (B)         3. (C)         4. (C)         5. (B)
6. (D)         7. (B)         8. (C)         9. (B)        10. (A)
11. (A)     12. (A)         13. (B)         14. (B)     15. (B)
16. (B)     17. (C)         18. (A)         19. (B)     20. (A)
21. (B)     22. (B)         23. (C)         24. (C)     25. (C)
Directions—The following five (5) items consist of two statements, one labelled as ‘Assertion (A)’ and the other as ‘Reason (R)’. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answers to these items using the code given below—
Codes :
(A) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true

26. Assertion (A) : Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the sun.
Reason (R) : Venus is the second planet from the sun in our solar system.

27. Assertion (A) : Despite low evaporation and stable stratification of the atmosphere, salinity is high in polar regions.
Reason (R) : Sea water freezes leaving the remaining water saline than before.

28. Assertion (A) : Physiological density is preferable to arithmetic density as an index of population density.
Reason (R) : Physiological density is based on arable land while arithmetic density is based on total area.

29. Assertion (A) : Water in an open pond remains cool even on a hot summer day.
Reason (R) : Water on heating evaporates and heat energy gets converted into latent heat.

30. Assertion (A) : Soaps do not form lather with water containing salts of calcium and magnesium.
Reason (R) : Calcium and magnesium salts of long-chain fatty acids are insoluble in water.

31. The head of a district (Ahara), the principal coordinator of the revenue and the officer in charge of general and military functions in his jurisdiction during Mauryan Empire was known as—
(A) Krori
(B) Rajuka
(C) Foujdar
(D) Chirastadar

32. Which one among the following States has the highest gender disparity ?
(A) Orissa
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Haryana
(D) Maharashtra

33. Who among the following recommends to the Parliament for the abolition of the Legislative Council in a State ?
(A) The President of India
(B) The Governor of the concerned State
(C) The Legislative Council of the concerned State
(D) The Legislative Assembly of the concerned State

34. Nail polish remover contains—
(A) acetone
(B) benzene
(C) petroleum ether
(D) acetic acid
35. Who among the following had moved the objectives resolution which formed the basis of the Preamble of the Constitution of India in the Constituent Assembly on December 13, 1946 ?
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(D) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

36. Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament ?
(A) The Public Accounts Committee
(B) The Estimates Committee
(C) The Committee on Public Undertakings
(D) The Committee on Petitions

37. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly ?
(A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(B) Acharya J. B. Kriplani
(C) Lok Nayak Jayprakash Narayan
(D) K. M. Munshi

38. In which of the following years the Fundamental Duties have been added to the existent Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India ?
(A) 1965
(B) 1976
(C) 1979
(D) 1982

39. Consider the following statements with respect to Attorney General of India—
1. He is appointed by the President.
2. He must have the same qualifications as are required by a judge of High Court.
3. In the performance of his duties he shall have the right of audience in all courts of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

40. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List-I (Provision of the Constitutio of India)
(a) Amendment of the Constitution
(b) Directive Principles
(c) Emergency Power of the President
(d) The Union-State Relations
List-II (Source)
1. Constitution of Germany
2. Constitution of Canada
3. Constitution of South Africa
4. Irish Constitution

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 3 1 4 2


41. Who among the following was elected as the President of All-India Khilafat Conference met at Delhi in November 1919 ?
(A) Motilal Nehru
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) M. A. Jinnah
(D) Shaukat Ali

42. According to Article 164(1) of the Constitution of India, in three States there shall be a Minister incharge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes.
Which one of the following States is not covered by the Article ?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Punjab
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Orissa

43. In which of the following years was the All-India Trade Union Congress formed in Bombay ?
(A) 1918
(B) 1919
(C) 1920
(D) 1921

44. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the tenures of the following Presidents of Indian National Congress ?
1. Jagjivan Ram
2. K. Kamraj
3. P. D. Tandon
4. U. N. Dhebar
Select the correct answer using the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 1, 2, 4, 3
(B) 2, 3, 4, 1
(C) 3, 4, 2, 1
(D) 3, 4, 1, 2

45. Who among the following was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha ?
(A) M. A. Ayyangar
(B) G. V. Mavalankar
(C) Sardar Hukam Singh
(D) N. Sanjiva Reddy

46. In which of the following years was General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) absorbed into the World Trade Organization (WTO) ?
(A) 1991
(B) 1995
(C) 2000
(D) 2005

47. Consider the following statements— X-rays
1. can pass through thin sheets of aluminium
2. can be deflected by magnetic field
3. move with a velocity less than the velocity of ultraviolet rays in vacuum
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1 and 2 only

48. If a small raindrop falls through air—
(A) its velocity goes on increasing
(B) its velocity goes on decreasing
(C) its velocity goes on increasing for some time and then becomes constant
(D) it falls with constant speed for some time and then its velocity increases

49. Television signal cannot be received generally beyond a particular distance due to—
(A) curvature of the earth
(B) weakness of antenna
(C) weakness of signal
(D) absorption of signal in air

50. Because of which one of the following factors, clouds do not precipitate in deserts ?
(A) Low pressure
(B) Low humidity
(C) High wind velocity
(D) High temperature

              Answers

26. (B)      27. (D)     28. (D)     29. (A)     30. (A)
31. (B)    32. (C)     33. (D)     34. (A)    35. (D)
36. (B)     37. (C)     38. (B)     39. (B)     40. (B)
41. (B)     42. (B)     43. (C)     44. (C)     45. (B)
46. (B)     47. (B)     48. (C)     49. (A)     50. (B)

51. Which one of the following is an object with such a strong gravitational field that even light cannot escape from its surface ?
(A) Neutron star
(B) White dwarf
(C) Black hole
(D) Supernova star

52. Which one of the following is a medium range surface to air missile ?
(A) Trishul
(B) Nag
(C) Prithvi
(D) Akash

53. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List-I (Vitamin)
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin B1
(c) Vitamin C
(d) Vitamin E
List-II (Chemical Compound)
1. Thiamin
2. Retinol
3. Ascorbic acid
4. Tocopherol

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 3 2
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 2 1 3 4

54. Which one of the following is the tide produced as a consequence of moon and sun pulling the earth in the same direction ?
(A) Spring tide
(B) Neap tide
(C) High tide
(D) Low tide

55. Aqua regia used by alchemists to separate silver and gold is a mixture of—
(A) hydrochloric acid (concentrated) and nitric acid (concentrated)
(B) hydrochloric acid (concentrated and sulphuric acid (concentrated)
(C) nitric acid (concentrated) and sulphuric acid (concentrated)
(D) hydrochloric acid (dilute) and sulphuric acid (dilute)

56. Commercial vulcanization of rubber involves—
(A) sulphur
(B) carbon
(C) phosphorus
(D) selenium


57. In which one of the following is higher percentage of carbon found ?
(A) Lignite coal
(B) Peat coal
(C) Bituminous coal
(D) Anthracite coal

58. Which one of the following when dissolved in H2O gives hissing sound ?
(A) Limestone
(B) Slacked lime
(C) Soda lime
(D) Quicklime

59. The rusting of iron nail—
(A) decreases its weight
(B) increases its weight
(C) does not affect weight but iron is oxidized
(D) does not affect weight but iron is reduced

60. Which one of the following is heavy water used in nuclear reactor ?
(A) Water having molecular weight 18 amu
(B) Water having molecular weight 20 amu
(C) Water at 4°C but having molecular weight 19 amu
(D) Water below the ice in a frozen sea

61. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Country — Currency
(A) Brazil — Reais
(B) China — Yuan
(C) Mexico — Pesos
(D) Thailand — Ringgit

62. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List-I (City)
(a) Bangaluru
(b) Chennai
(c) Motera
(d) Jaipur
List-II (Stadium)
1. Sawai Mansingh
2. Sardar Patel
3. Chinnaswami
4. Chidambaram

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 1 3 2 4
(D) 3 2 4 1

63. Who among the following had won the Wimbledon Women’s Singles Title, 2008 ?
(A) Ana Ivanovic
(B) Maria Sharapova
(C) Serena Williams
(D) Venus Williams

64. Who among the following is the first man (after Bjorn Borg in 1980) to win the French Open and Wimbledon Singles Title back to back ?
(A) Rafael Nadal
(B) Roger Federer
(C) John McEnroe
(D) Daniel Nestor

65. Which one of the following books had been named as winner of the Best of the Booker Award in 2008 ?
(A) The Enchantress of Florence
(B) Disgrace
(C) Midnight’s Children
(D) The Siege of Krishnapur

66. Which one of the following countries has recently carried out military operations in Georgia ?
(A) USA
(B) Poland
(C) Russia
(D) Kyrgyzstan

67. Which one of the following Committees/Commissions was formed to study and suggest pricing pattern for oil and natural gas sectors in India ?
(A) B. K. Chaturvedi Committee
(B) Sachar Committee
(C) B. N. Srikrishna Commission
(D) M. Veerapa Moily Commission

68. Which one of the following countries has adopted a new Constitution in the year 2008 aiming to pursue a modern, multi-party, democratic system and giving more power to the judiciary and legislature ?
(A) Japan
(B) Bhutan
(C) Maldives
(D) Singapore

69. Which one of the following countries has recently tested a twostage satellite launch rocket named the Safir-e-Omid or the Ambassador of Peace ?
(A) Israel
(B) Iran
(C) Pakistan
(D) Turkey

70. Consider the following statements about Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)—
1. The treaty comes into force only if and when all nuclear capable countries sign it.
2. Iraq and India have not signed the treaty.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

71. In appreciation of his environmental research and campaigns, space agency NASA has recently named a minor planet after whom among the following ?
(A) Sainudeen Pattazhy
(B) Anil Agarwal
(C) Sunita Narayan
(D) R. K. Pachauri

72. Who among the following has issued the coin rupee for the first time ?
(A) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Sher Shah
(D) Akbar

73. Which one of the following was the original name of Tansen, the famous musician in the court of Akbar ?
(A) Mahananda Pande
(B) Lal Kalwant
(C) Baz Bahadur
(D) Ramtanu Pande

74. Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission ?
(A) Sir Stafford Cripps
(B) A. V. Alexander
(C) Radcliffe
(D) Pethwick Lawrence

75. What is the correct sequence of the following events ?
1. Rowlatt Act
2. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
3. Morley-Minto Reforms
4. Ilbert Bill
Select the correct answer using the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 1, 2, 4, 3
(B) 4, 3, 1, 2
(C) 4, 1, 3, 2
(D) 3, 4, 1, 2

              Answers

51. (C)      52. (D)     53. (D)     54. (C)     55. (A)
56. (A)    57. (D)     58. (D)     59. (B)    60. (B)
61. (D)     62. (B)     63. (D)     64. (A)     65. (C)
66. (C)     67. (A)     68. (C)     69. (B)     70. (B)
71. (A)     72. (C)     73. (D)     74. (C)     75. (B)

76. Under which one of the following systems of assessment, the British Government collected revenue directly from the farmers ?
(A) Zamindari
(B) Ryotwari
(C) Annawari
(D) Desaiwari

77. Who among the following has started the Public Works Department in India in AD 1848 ?
(A) Lord William Bentinck
(B) Lord Dalhousie
(C) Lord Wellesley
(D) Lord Cornwallis

78. Who among the following was thrice elected President of the Indian National Congress ?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) Surendranath Banerjee
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(D) Shankaran Nair

79. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List-I (Person)
(a) G. K. Gokhale
(b) M. M. Malaviya
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) V. V. Savarkar
List-II (Associated in Formation of)
1. Servants of India Society
2. Benaras Hindu University
3. Free India Society
4. Swatantra Party

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 3 2 4 1

80. Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conference ?
(A) Faiz Ahmad Faiz
(B) Josh Malihabadi
(C) Muhammad Iqbal
(D) Firaq Gorakhpuri

81. What is the correct sequence of the following events ?
1. Bardoli Satyagraha
2. Rajkot Satyagraha
3. Champaran Satyagraha
4. Nagpur Satyagraha
Select the correct answer using the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 1, 2, 4, 3
(B) 4, 3, 1, 2
(C) 3, 1, 4, 2
(D) 3, 4, 1, 2

82. In which of the following years was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid ?
(A) 1853
(B) 1854
(C) 1856
(D) 1858

83. Who among the following was not a party to the league that was defeated by the British in the Battle of Buxar ?
(A) Shuja-ud-daulah
(B) Shah Alam
(C) Mir Jafar
(D) Mir Kasim
84. In Buddhism, what does Patimokkha stand for ?
(A) A description of Mahayana Buddhism
(B) A description of Hinayana Buddhism
(C) The rules of the Sangha
(D) The questions of king Menander

85. Who among the following was the founder of the Muslim League ?
(A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(B) Shaukat Ali
(C) Nawab Salimullah
(D) Aga Khan

86. Whose philosophy is called the Advaita ?
(A) Ramanujacharya
(B) Shankaracharya
(C) Nagarjuna
(D) Vasumitra

87. Consider the following Vice-Presidents of India—
1. V. V. Giri
2. M. Hidayatullah
3. B. D. Jatti
4. G. S. Pathak
Which one of the following is the correct chronology of their tenures ?
(A) 1, 4, 3, 2
(B) 2, 1, 3, 4
(C) 3, 2,1 , 4
(D) 4, 1, 3, 2

88. In which one of the following Ministries the census organization has been functioning on a permanent footing since 1961 ?
(A) Health and Family Welfare
(B) Home Affairs
(C) Social Justice and Empowerment
(D) Human Resource Development

89. Which of the following is not a recommendation of the Ashok Mehta Committee on Panchayati Raj ?
(A) Open participation of political parties in Panchayati Raj affairs
(B) Creation of a three-tier system
(C) Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
(D) Compulsory powers of taxation to Panchayati Raj institution

90. With reference to the Constitution of India, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Subject — List
(A) Stock Exchange —The State List
(B) Forest —The Concurrent List
(C) Insurance —The Union List
(D) Marriage and Divorce —The Concurrent List

91. In which one of the following islands of India is an active volcano found ?
(A) Car Nicobar Island
(B) Nancowry Island
(C) Barren Island
(D) Maya Bunder Island

92. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List-I (Pass)
(a) Zoji La Pass
(b) Bara Lacha Pass
(c) Jelep La Pass
(d) Niti Pass
List-II (State)
1. Sikkim
2. Uttarakhand
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Jammu and Kashmir

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 3 2
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 2 1 3 4

93. Which one of the following longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time ?
(A) 85•5° E
(B) 86•5° E
(C) 84•5° E
(D) 82•5° E
94. Which one of the following is the oldest mountain range in India ?
(A) Himalayas
(B) Aravali
(C) Satpura
(D) Nilgiri

95. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List-I (River)
(a) Brahmaputra
(b) Krishna
(c) Narmada
(d) Cauvery
List-II (Tributary)
1. Musi
2. Tawa
3. Bhavani
4. Dikhow

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 1 2 4

96. Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest water salinity ?
(A) Dal
(B) Chilika
(C) Wular
(D) Sambhar

97. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
River — City
(A) Gomti — Lucknow
(B) Saryu — Ayodhya
(C) Alaknanda — Badrinath
(D) Narmada — Satna

98. Which one of the following cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun ?
(A) Srinagar
(B) Mumbai
(C) Kolkata
(D) Thiruvananthapuram

99. Which of the following diseases is not caused by viruses ?
(A) Cholera
(B) Chickenpox
(C) Hepatitis
(D) Measles

100. Which one of the following sequences of the oil refineries of India as they occur from south to north is correct ?
(A) Kochi–Mangalore–Mumbai–Koyali
(B) Koyali–Mumbai–Mangalore–Kochi
(C) Kochi–Mumbai–Mangalore–Koyali
(D) Mangalore–Kochi–Mumbai–Koyali

              Answers

76. (B)      77. (B)     78. (A)     79. (A)    80. (C)
81. (C)    82. (A)     83. (C)     84. (C)    85. (C)
86. (B)     87. (A)     88. (B)     89. (B)     90. (A)
91. (C)     92. (C)     93. (D)     94. (B)     95. (B)
96. (D)     97. (D)     98. (A)     99. (A)     100. (A)
101. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List-I (Multipurpose River Project)
(a) Rihand
(b) Gandak
(c) Chambal
(d) Mahanadi
List-II (Hydel Power Station)
1. Hirakud
2. Balmikinagar
3. Pipri
4. Kota

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 1 4 2 3

102. Which one of the following States of India is the largest producer of lignite coal ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu

103. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
National Park — State
(A) Kanha National Park — Madhya Pradesh
(B) Sultanpur National Park — Haryana
(C) Ranthambore National Park — Gujarat
(D) Bandipur National Park — Karnataka

104. Which one of the following oil fields of India is the oldest and still producing oil ?
(A) Bombay High
(B) Digboi
(C) Ankleshwar
(D) Naharkatiya

105. The shaded area in the map given below is the major producer of which one of the following ?
(A) Cotton
(B) Groundnut
(C) Wheat
(D) Mustard

106. Which one of the following States is the largest producer of black pepper in India ?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh

107. The Buddha delivered his first sermon, known as ‘Turning of the wheel of law’ at—
(A) Sanchi
(B) Sarnath
(C) Sravasti
(D) Bodh Gaya

108. Which one of the following is the longest National Highway in India ?
(A) NH 2
(B) NH 7
(C) NH 8
(D) NH 31

109. In human beings, the opening of the stomach into the small intestine is called—
(A) caecum
(B) ileum
(C) oesophagus
(D) pylorus

110. In which one of the following places is the Forest Survey of India (FSI), a national organization engaged in forest cover mapping, forest inventory and training in the field of remote sensing and GIS, located ?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Itanagar
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Aizawl

111. The Veerapa Moily Commission in its report on Administrative Reforms among other aspects has suggested doing away with which one of the following pairs of Articles of the Constitution of India ?
(A) Articles 305 and 306
(B) Articles 307 and 308
(C) Articles 308 and 309
(D) Articles 310 and 311

112. Who among the following has created world record in the men’s 100 metres sprint event at 2008 Olympic Games ?
(A) Usain Bolt
(B) Churandy Martina
(C) Asafa Powell
(D) Walter Dix


113. What does Fuwa, the Official Mascot of the 2008 Olympic Games, contain ?
(A) Four popular animals of China and the Olympic Flame
(B) Five popular animals of China and the map of China
(C) Five popular animals of China
(D) Four popular animals of China and the world map

114. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List-I (Year)
(a) 2002
(b) 2004
(c) 2005
(d) 2008
List-II (UN’s International Year)
1. International Year of Ecotourism
2. International year of Microcredit
3. International year of Planet Earth
4. International year of Struggle against Slavery and its abolition

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 1 2 4 3

115. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Person — Bank
(A) O. P. Bhatt — SBI
(B) K. V. Kamath — ICICI
(C) Aditya Puri — HDFC
(D) Vikram Pandit — IDBI

116. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Nobel Laureate — Discipline of 2008
(A) Martti Ahtisaari —Peace
(B) Yoichiro Nambu —Physics
(C) Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio —Literature
(D) Osamu Shimomura —Physiology

117. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List-I (Player)

(a) Gagan Narang
(b) Akhil Kumar
(c) Mangal Singh Champia
(d) Virdhawal Khade
List-II (Sports)
1. Archery
2. Swimming
3. Boxing
4. Rifle Shooting

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 3 2
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 2 1 3 4

118. Consider the following statements about IAEA—
1. It was set up as the world’s Atoms for Peace organization in 1957.
2. The IAEA Secretariat is headquartered at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria.
3. In terms of its Statute, the IAEA reports annually to the UN General Assembly.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 3 only

119. Who among the following has been awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour, the highest civilian distinction of the Government of France ?
(A) N. R. Narayana Murthy
(B) Ratan Tata
(C) K. M. Birla
(D) Mukesh Ambani

120. Madhya Pradesh shares its border with how many States ?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6

              Answers

101. (C)    102. (D)     103. (C)     104. (B)    105. (B)
106. (B)    107. (B)     108. (B)     109. (D)    110. (A)
111. (B)     112. (A)     113. (A)     114. (B)     115. (D)
116 (D)     117. (C)     118. (A)     119. (A)     120. (C)

General Knowledge

General Knowledge

1. If a new State of the Indian Union is to be created which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution must be amended ?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fifth

2. When water is heated from 0°C to 10°C its volume—
(A) Decreases
(B) Does not change
(C) Increase
(D) First decreases and then increases

3. Which one of the following is not radioactive ?
(A) Tritium
(B) Astatine
(C) Francium
(D) Zirconium


4. Centre for DNA finger printing and diagnostics is situated at—
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Hyderabad
(C) New Delhi
(D) Lucknow

5. Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of Harappan culture ?
(A) Cow
(B) Rhinoceros
(C) Tiger
(D) Elephant

6. The range of Agni-II missile is around—
(A) 5000 km
(B) 2000 km
(C) 500 km
(D) 3500 km

7. The approximate age of the Aravalli range is—
(A) 370 million years
(B) 670 million years
(C) 470 million years
(D) 570 million years

8. In reference to the provisions as enshrined in the Constitution of India which of the following statements is incorrect ?
(A) Article 56 provides for the President of India
(B) In Article 75 is enshrined the appointment of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
(C) Article 155 mentions the appointment of the Governor of a state
(D) Article 164 provides for the appointment of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers of a State

9. World Ozone Day is observed on—
(A) March 20
(B) June 5
(C) September 16
(D) October 3

10. Under the Permanent Settlement of 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was—
(A) It was the responsibility of the British government
(B) There was no official check upon the Zamindars
(C) The farmers were not interested in getting pattas
(D) The Zamindars were trusted by the farmers

11. The Mongols under Chenghis Khan invaded India during the reign of—
(A) Feroz Tughlaq
(B) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Balban

12. The most appropriate measure of a country’s economic growth is its—
(A) Net National Product
(B) Gross Domestic Product
(C) Net Domestic Product
(D) Per Capita Real Income

13. The Supreme Court of India tenders advice to the President on a matter of law or fact—
(A) Only if the issue poses a threat to the unity and integrity of the country
(B) Only if he seeks such advice
(C) On its own initiative
(D) Only if the matter relates to the Fundamental Rights of Citizens

14. Which of the following year was observed as the International year of Coral Reefs—
(A) 2007
(B) 2006
(C) 2008
(D) None of these

15. Mangroves in India account for about—
(A) 9% of world’s mangrove vegetation
(B) 5% of world’s mangrove vegetation
(C) 8% of world’s mangrove vegetation
(D) 3% of world’s mangrove vegetation

16. Which of the following was not the major achievement of Lord Hastings ?
(A) Subsidiary Alliance
(B) Suppression of Pindaris
(C) Treaty of Sagauli (1816)
(D) End of the Maratha Confederacy

17. When Sindh was conquered in 1843 by the Britishers, the Governor-General was—
(A) Lord Ellenborough
(B) Lord Auckland
(C) Lord Dalhousie
(D) Lord Hastings

18. Which of the following was not the party to the Tripartite Treaty signed in 1839 ?
(A) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(B) Shah Shuja of Afghanistan
(C) Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II
(D) The English

19. Ogaden region has been a source of conflict between which two countries ?
(A) Ethiopia and Somalia
(B) Morocco and Algeria
(C) Nigeria and Cameroon
(D) Angola and Zambia

20. During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India ?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb

              Answers

1. (A)         2. (D)         3. (D)         4. (B)         5. (A)
 
6. (B)         7. (C)             8. (A)         9. (C)        10. (B)
 
11. (C)     12. (D)         13. (B)         14. (C)     15. (B)
 
16. (A)     17. (A)         18. (C)         19. (A)     20. (B)

Uttar Pradesh Assistant Prosecution Officers (Pre.) Exam. 2007

Uttar Pradesh Assistant Prosecution Officers (Pre.) Exam. 2007
(Held on 14-6-2009)

1. The most dominant item of agroimports of India is—
(A) Pulses
(B) Oil seeds
(C) Cashew nuts
(D) Edible oils

2. Who among the following benefits most from inflation ?
(A) Creditors
(B) Debtors
(C) Savings Bank Account Holders
(D) Government Pensioners

3. Mixed economy means a system—
(A) Where agriculture and industry are given equal importance
(B) Where public sector exists along with the Private Sector in national economy
(C) Where globalization is tampered by a heavy dose of swadeshi in national economy
(D) Where the Centre and States are equal partners in economic planning and development

4. The Tornadoes are very strong tropical cyclones originating in—
(A) Carribean sea
(B) China sea
(C) Arabian sea
(D) Black sea
5. The highest salinity is found in—
(A) Black sea
(B) China sea
(C) Dead sea
(D) Mediterranean sea

6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the Lists—
 
List-I (Foodgrains)
(a) Barley
(b) Groundnuts
(c) Rice
(d) Soyabean
List-II (Leading Producer)
1. China
2. India
3. Russia
4. U.S.A.
 
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 4 3 2 1

7. Consider the following statements—
Assertion (R) : India is a monsoon country.
Reason (R) : The high Himalayas impart it climatic distinctiveness. Select the correct answer using the code given below—
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.

8. The most important mineralized rock system of India—
(A) Cuddapa System
(B) Dharwar System
(C) Gondwana System
(D) Vindhyan System

9. The oldest mountain system of India is—
(A) Aravallis
(B) Himalayas
(C) Sahyadris
(D) Vindhayas
10. The correct descending order of the following states in terms of density of population (2001) is—
(A) Kerala, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
(B) Bihar, Kerala, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh
(C) West Bengal, Bihar, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Bihar
11. Which one of the following countries is most urbanised ?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Bhutan
(C) India
(D) Pakistan

12. The electron was discovered by—
(A) Thomson
(B) Millikan
(C) Rutherford
(D) Faraday

13. In human body Vitamin A is stored in—
(A) Liver
(B) Pancreas
(C) Spleen
(D) Stomach

14. Which compound of silver is mainly used in photography ?
(A) Silver nitrate
(B) Silver chloride
(C) Silver bromide
(D) Silver iodide

15. Diamond and Graphite are an allotrope of—
(A) Carbon
(B) Lead
(C) Zinc
(D) Tin

16. Which planet appears red ?
(A) Mercury
(B) Venus
(C) Mars
(D) Saturn

17. Mirage is an example of—
(A) Refraction
(B) Total internal reflection
(C) Dispersion
(D) Diffraction

18. Which one is related to the diagnosis of heart ?
(A) B C G
(B) E C G
(C) E E G
(D) E M U
19. The computer hardware which is made of Silica can store plenty of data. It is called—
(A) Disk
(B) Chip
(C) Magnetic tape
(D) File

20. In the 54th National Film Award ceremony held in June 2008 the Best Actor Award was given to—
(A) Amitabh Bachchan
(B) Saumitra Chatterjee
(C) Saif Ali Khan
(D) Hritik Roshan

21. In Beijing Olympics Abhinav Bindra won gold medal in—
(A) 10-metres rifle shooting
(B) 50-metres rifle shooting
(C) Skeet shooting
(D) Trap shooting

22. The winner of Santosh Trophy, 2008 was—
(A) Karnataka
(B) Punjab
(C) Services
(D) West Bengal

23. The 34th G-8 summit was held in July 2008 in—
(A) Okinawa
(B) Paris
(C) Tokyo
(D) Toyako

24. Which state is the leading producer of marine fish ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Tamil Nadu

25. In which district of Rajasthan the army staged in March 2008 ‘Operation Brazen Chariots’, its biggest battle exercise to date ?
(A) Barmer
(B) Bikaner
(C) Jaisalmer
(D) Jodhpur

Answers

1. D        2.B        3.B        4.A          5.C

6.B        7.A        8.C        9.A        10.C

11.D        12.A        13.A        14.A        15.A

16.C        17.B        18.B        19.B        20.B

21.A        22.B        23.D        24.A        25.C


26. The two new members of NATO from 2009 will be—
(A) Albania and Croatia
(B) Austria and Greece
(C) Bulgaria and Turkey
(D) Romania and Poland

27. Dada Saheb Falke Award-2007 was awarded to—
(A) B. R. Chopra
(B) Mrinal Sen
(C) Shyam Benegal
(D) Tapan Sinha

28. The recipient of Bharat Ratna-2008 is—
(A) Bhimsen Joshi
(B) Bismillah Khan
(C) Pt. Ravi Shankar
(D) Amartya Sen

29. The country’s first Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine is going to be set up in—
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Chennai
(C) Bangalore
(D) Ahmedabad

30. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the Lists—
 
List-I (Buddhist Centres of Pilgrimage)
(a) Gaya
(b) Kushinagar
(c) Lumbini
(d) Sarnath
List-II (Events in the Life of Gautam Buddha)
1. Birth
2. Enlightenment
3. First Sermon
4. Nirvana
 
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 2 3 1 4

31. Which of the following is a rockcut temple ?
(A) Brihadisvara Temple, Tanjavur
(B) Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar
(C) Kandaria Mahadev Temple, Khajuraho
(D) Kailasa Temple, Ellora

32. Who among the following were the saints of Varkari sect ?
1. Jnanesvara
2. Namadeva
3. Eknatha
4. Tukaram
Select the correct answer from the code given below—
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

33. The biggest port under the Mughals was—
(A) Masulipattam
(B) Surat
(C) Dacca
(D) Hugli

34. Jantar Mantar, an astronomical observatory was constructed in Delhi by—
(A) Akbar
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) Surajmal of Bharatpur
(D) Jaisingh II of Jaipur

35. Arrange the visits of the following foreign travellers in India in chronological order—
1. Ibn Batuta
2. Marcopolo
3. Vasco-de-Gama
4. William Hawkins
Select your answer using the code given below—
Codes :
(A) 1, 2, 4, 3
(B) 2, 1, 3, 4
(C) 3, 4, 2, 1
(D) 4, 3, 1, 2

36. The Queen’s Proclamation for better government of India was announced in 1858 by Lord Canning at a darbar held at—
(A) Allahabad
(B) Calcutta
(C) Delhi
(D) Lucknow

37. Which of the following leaders took active part in British Parliamentary debates against ‘economic drain’ of India’s wealth ?
(A) Pherozeshah Mehta
(B) R. C. Dutta
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) Shyamji Krishna Verma

38. ‘Vande Mataram’ became the theme song of India’s struggle for independence during—
(A) Swadeshi Movement
(B) Champaran Movement
(C) Non-Cooperation Movement
(D) Civil Disobedience Movement

39. Madam Blavatsky was associated with—
(A) Prarthana Samaj
(B) Arya Samaj
(C) Theosophical Society
(D) Servants of India Society

40. Sarada Act was passed for—
(A) Intercaste marriage
(B) Widow marriage
(C) Prevention of child marriage
(D) Prevention of female infanticide

41. Who edited the Maratha and Kesari Newspapers ?
(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(B) Atmaram Pandurang
(C) Lok Manya Tilak
(D) Mahadev Govind Ranade

42. Consider the following events connected with the Indian National Movement—
1. Start of Home Rule Movement
2. Champaran Satyagraha
3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
4. Amritsar Session of Indian National Congress
Select their correct chronological order using the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 2, 3, 4, 1
(C) 4, 3, 2, 1
(D) 3, 2, 1, 4

43. Given below is a list of places. Name the places where parallel governments were established during Quit India Movement.
Select the correct answer using the code given below the list—
1. Ballia
2. Meerut
3. Satara
4. Telangana
Codes :
(A) 1, 2, 3
(B) 1, 3, 4
(C) 2, 3, 4
(D) 1, 3

44. On whose recommendation was constituent assembly formed ?
(A) Government of India Act 1935
(B) Cripps’ Mission
(C) Cabinet Mission Plan
(D) Mountbatten Plan

45. The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated by—
(A) Durand Line
(B) McMohan Line
(C) Maginot Line
(D) Radcliffe Line

46. The time gap between two successive sessions of Parliament is not be exceed—
(A) Four months
(B) Six months
(C) One year
(D) What is specified by the President

47. Who among the following can participate in the meeting of Parliament without being its member ?
(A) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(B) Chief Election Commissioner
(C) Attorney General of India
(D) Chief Justice of India


48. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission ?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Finance Minister
(D) Home Minister

49. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by—
(A) President
(B) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(C) Chairman of the Planning Commission
(D) Finance Minister

50. The largest component of India’s foreign exchange resources is—
(A) Savings out of export earnings
(B) Deposits of NRI
(C) Grants given by IMF and World Bank
(D) Portfolio investment in stock market

Answers

26.A        27.D        28.D        29.C        30.B

31.D        32.D        33.B        34.D        35.B

36.A        37.C        38.A        39.C        40.C

41.C        42.A        43.D        44.C        45.D

46.B        47.C        48.B        49.A        50.A

First In INDIA

● First Air Force in Asia to fly jets: Indian Air Force (1948)
.   Earliest school of medicine known to humans: Ayurveda
● First Book in any Indian Language: It was printed in 1578 in Tamil.
● First Census in India: 1901
● First Cinema House in India: It was built by J.F.Madan in 1907 in Calcutta.
● First complete Technicolor film: Jhansi Ki Rani (1953)
● First Constitutional Amendment: 1950
● First country-wide agricultural census: 1970-71
● First English Newspaper in India: Bengal Gazette printed in 1790 by James Augustus in Calcutta.
● First Film Centre: Nandan. Located in Calcutta, it was inaugurated in September 1985.
● First Film with an all-female cast: Marathi Film Bindhast, directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni.
● First Five-Year Plan: Started in 1951
● First General Elections: They were held in 1952.
● First hydroelectric project in India: Shivasamudram, across the River Kaveri in 1902
● First Indian state to set up a women’s court: Andhra Pradesh
● First international co-production: Nala Damayanti (1921) made in collaboration with Italy.
● First Marine National Park: Jamnagar
● First Moonlit Animal House in Asia: Located in the Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad.
● First Navodaya School: Navegaon-Khairi in Nagpur
● First Postage Stamp: It was issued in India in 1852 at Karachi.
● First Printing Press: It was set up in Goa in 1556 by the Portuguese.
● First Railway Line: It was opened on April 16, 1853 between Bombay and Thane.
● First Rupee in India: It was minted during the reign of Sher Shah Suri in 1542.
● First ship built in India: Jala Usha built by Vishakapatnam Shipyard was commissioned in 1948.
● First silent feature film in India: Pundalik made in 1912 by N.G. Chitre and R.G. Torney. It was half British in its make.
● First solar crematorium: It is proposed to be set up in Valsad, Gujarat.
● First Solar Energy Centre: Gwalpahar, Gurgaon, Haryana
● First song-less film: JBH Wadia's Naujawan (1937).
● First south Indian film to be released in Korea: Tamil Film Muthu Maharaja (June, 2000)
● First Talkie Film: Alam Ara (1931)
● First Telefilm: Satyajit Ray's Sadgati (telecast on Doordarshan in April 1981)
● First Telegraph Line: It was laid between Calcutta and Agra in 1854. This line was 1280 km long. It was extended up to Lahore in 1857.
● First Telephone system: It was started in 1881 from Calcutta.
● First Television Reception Centre: Arvi, located in Maharashtra
● First veterinary college: Opened in Parel in Bombay in 1885. It is still in existence and is the oldest veterinary college in Asia.
● First Wind farm: Mandvi, Kutch in Gujarat
● Highest Airfield in the world: Thoise, Ladakh
● Highest road in India: Khardung La Pass
● India’s first Antartica expedition: January 11, 1982
● India’s first Satellite: Aryabhatta, April 19, 1975
● India's first colour film: Prabhat's Sairandhri, which was processed and printed in Germany in 1933.
● India's first fully indigenous silent feature film: Raja Harishchandra produced by Dada Saheb Phalke on May 3, 1913.
● India's first indigenously built missile destroyer: INS 'Delhi' (commissioned on November 15, 1997 at Mumbai).
● India's first indigenously built submarine: INS 'Shakti' (commissioned on February 7, 1992)
● India's first indigenously made colour film: Ardashir Irani’s Kisan Kanya made in 1937.
● India's first manufacturer of light bulbs and electrical equipment: Bengal Lamps, Calcutta (1933)
● India's First Oil well: Digboi (1890)
● India's first radio programme: This was broadcast privately with a 40w transmitter by the Madras Presidency Club Radio in 1924.
● India's largest inland lake: Lake Chilika, Orissa
● Largest circulated multi-edition daily in India: Roudramukhi Swar in Hindi (12,92,277 copies in 1997).
● Largest circulated periodical in India: Malayala Manorama (11,27,414 copies)
● Largest circulated single edition newspaper in India: Hindustan Times from Delhi (5,40,919 copies in 1997).
● Largest Nandi in India: Nandi of the Leepakshi Temple at Andhra Pradesh
● Largest Stupa in India: Mahachaitya Stupa, Amravati, Andhra Pradesh
● Oldest era in the world: Hindu Era
● Oldest para-military force in India: Assam Rifles (1835) in Shillong
● Only Place in the world where a Brahmat Temple is found: Pushkar in Rajasthan
● Shortest era in the world: Christian Era
● State with the highest % of Scheduled Castes to total population: Punjab (28.31% - 1991 Census)
● State with the highest% of Scheduled tribes to total population: Mizoram (94.75%)
● State with the largest number of Scheduled Castes: Uttar Pradesh (29.276 million - 1991 Census)
● State with the largest number of Scheduled Tribes: Madhya Pradesh (15.399 million - 1991 Census)
● State with the largest number of towns: Uttar Pradesh (704)
● State with the largest number of villages: Uttar Pradesh (1,12,803 - 1991 Census)
● State with the least number of towns: Nagaland (7)
● State with the lowest % of Scheduled tribes to total population: Uttar Pradesh (0.21%)
● State with the lowest number of Scheduled Castes: Mizoram (1000 - 1991 Census)
● State with the lowest number of Scheduled Tribes: Sikkim (91,000)
● State with the lowest number of villages: Goa (360 - 1991 Census)
● World's First University: Taxila (700 B.C.)
● World's highest STD/PCO facilities: Siachen glacier (established in November 1997)
● World's largest school: The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes City Montessori School in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, as the world's largest school with 23,000 students on its rolls.
● Youngest para-military force in India: Coast Guard (1978)

First Person in India

● First Governor-General of Independent India—Lord Lewis Mountbatten
● Indian Governor-General of Independent India—Chakravarti Rajgopalachari
● Chief of the Indian Armed Forces—General K. M. Carriappa
● Field Marshall—General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw
● President—Dr. Rajendra Prasad
● Vice-President—Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
● Prime-Minister—Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
● Non-Congress Prime-Minister—Atal Behari Bajpai
● British Governor-General of Bengal—Warren-Hastings
● Space traveller—S. Leader-Rakesh Sharma
● I. C. S.—Satendra Nath Tagore
● Swimmer who crossed over the English channel by swimming—Mihir Sen
● Raman-Magsaysay awardee—Acharya Vinoba Bhave
● Novel prize winner—Rabindra Nath Tagore
● President of National Congress—Vyomesh Chand Banerjee
● Chairman of Lok Sabha—G. B. Mavlankar
● Chief Election Commissioner—Sukumar Sen
● Indian Chairman in International Court—Justice Dr. Nagendra Singh
● Foreigner awardee of Bharat Ratna—Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
● Leader of the Indian Antarctica Mission—Dr. Syed Zahuv Quasim
● Chief Justice of Supreme Court—Justice Hiralal J. Kaniya
● Awarded with ‘Bharat Ratnas’—Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, Chakravarti Rajgopalachari, Sir C. B. Raman
● Posthumally Bharat Ratna Awardee—Lal Bahadur Shastri
● Person awarded Bhartiya-Gyan-Peeth Purskar—G. Shankar Kurup (Malayalam–1965)
● Successful Surgeon who transplanted heart—Dr. P. Venugopal
● Successful heart transplanted person—Devi Ram (1994)
● President of National Human Rights Commission—Justice Rangnath Mishra
● Hindi Literature person-awarded Bhartiya Gyan Peeth Purskar—Sumitra Nandan Pant (1968)
● Indian who won the World Billiard award—Wilson Jans
● Indian who won the Grammy award—Pt. Ravi Shankar
● Person delivered the Lecture in Hindi in U.N.O.— Atal Behari Bajpai (1977)
● Indian member in British House of Commons— Dada Bhai Naoroji (1892)
● First President of Indian Science Congress—Sir Asutosh Mukherjee
● Mountaineer who scaled Mount Everest 8 times—Sherpa-Augarita
● Writer who was awarded ‘Vyas Samman’—Ramvilas Sharma
● Indian Managing Director of World Bank—Gautam Kazi
● Player awarded ‘Padam Bhusan’—C. K. Naidu
● Indian players played Davis Cup—M. Salim and S. M. Jacob (Singles), A. A. Faiyaz and L. S. Dare (Doubles) (1921)
● Indian player who played the test cricket—K. S. Ranjeet Single (from England)
● Scientist elected for Lok Sabha—Dr. Meghnad Saha
● Scientist awarded Ghanshyam Das Birla award—Prof. Ashish Datta (1991)
● Literature who was awarded Murti Devi Purskar—C. K. Nagraj Rao (1993)
● Person, who became High Commission in Great Britain—V. K. Krishna-Menon
● Indian who was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize—Dr. Safuddin Kichlu (1952)
● First Indian who contested the election for British Parliament—Lal Mohan Ghose
● An Indian, appointed the judge of High Court, during the British period—Ram Prasad Ram
● Indian member of Viceroy Executive Council—Sir. S. P. Sinha
● Chairman of Finance Commission—K. C. Niogi
● Indian member of American Congress—Deleep Singh
● Bowler who made hat-trick in Test Cricket—Harbhajan Singh
● Batsman who made 300 runs in test Cricket—Virendra Sehwag
● First Marshal of Indian Air Force—Arjan Singh
● First Indian who individually won the Gold medel in Olympic games—Abhinav Bindra
● First Indian who won the Bronze medel in Boxing in Olympic games—Vijendra Kumar
● First Governor-General of Independent India—Lord Lewis Mountbatten
● Indian Governor-General of Independent India—Chakravarti Rajgopalachari
● Chief of the Indian Armed Forces—General K. M. Carriappa
● Field Marshall—General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw
● President—Dr. Rajendra Prasad
● Vice-President—Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
● Prime-Minister—Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
● Non-Congress Prime-Minister—Atal Behari Bajpai
● British Governor-General of Bengal—Warren-Hastings
● Space traveller—S. Leader-Rakesh Sharma
● I. C. S.—Satendra Nath Tagore
● Swimmer who crossed over the English channel by swimming—Mihir Sen
● Raman-Magsaysay awardee—Acharya Vinoba Bhave
● Novel prize winner—Rabindra Nath Tagore
● President of National Congress—Vyomesh Chand Banerjee
● Chairman of Lok Sabha—G. B. Mavlankar
● Chief Election Commissioner—Sukumar Sen
● Indian Chairman in International Court—Justice Dr. Nagendra Singh
● Foreigner awardee of Bharat Ratna—Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
● Leader of the Indian Antarctica Mission—Dr. Syed Zahuv Quasim
● Chief Justice of Supreme Court—Justice Hiralal J. Kaniya
● Awarded with ‘Bharat Ratnas’—Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, Chakravarti Rajgopalachari, Sir C. B. Raman
● Posthumally Bharat Ratna Awardee—Lal Bahadur Shastri
● Person awarded Bhartiya-Gyan-Peeth Purskar—G. Shankar Kurup (Malayalam–1965)
● Successful Surgeon who transplanted heart—Dr. P. Venugopal
● Successful heart transplanted person—Devi Ram (1994)
● President of National Human Rights Commission—Justice Rangnath Mishra
● Hindi Literature person-awarded Bhartiya Gyan Peeth Purskar—Sumitra Nandan Pant (1968)
● Indian who won the World Billiard award—Wilson Jans
● Indian who won the Grammy award—Pt. Ravi Shankar
● Person delivered the Lecture in Hindi in U.N.O.— Atal Behari Bajpai (1977)
● Indian member in British House of Commons— Dada Bhai Naoroji (1892)
● First President of Indian Science Congress—Sir Asutosh Mukherjee
● Mountaineer who scaled Mount Everest 8 times—Sherpa-Augarita
● Writer who was awarded ‘Vyas Samman’—Ramvilas Sharma
● Indian Managing Director of World Bank—Gautam Kazi
● Player awarded ‘Padam Bhusan’—C. K. Naidu
● Indian players played Davis Cup—M. Salim and S. M. Jacob (Singles), A. A. Faiyaz and L. S. Dare (Doubles) (1921)
● Indian player who played the test cricket—K. S. Ranjeet Single (from England)
● Scientist elected for Lok Sabha—Dr. Meghnad Saha
● Scientist awarded Ghanshyam Das Birla award—Prof. Ashish Datta (1991)
● Literature who was awarded Murti Devi Purskar—C. K. Nagraj Rao (1993)
● Person, who became High Commission in Great Britain—V. K. Krishna-Menon
● Indian who was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize—Dr. Safuddin Kichlu (1952)
● First Indian who contested the election for British Parliament—Lal Mohan Ghose
● An Indian, appointed the judge of High Court, during the British period—Ram Prasad Ram
● Indian member of Viceroy Executive Council—Sir. S. P. Sinha
● Chairman of Finance Commission—K. C. Niogi
● Indian member of American Congress—Deleep Singh
● Bowler who made hat-trick in Test Cricket—Harbhajan Singh
● Batsman who made 300 runs in test Cricket—Virendra Sehwag
● First Marshal of Indian Air Force—Arjan Singh
● First Indian who individually won the Gold medel in Olympic games—Abhinav Bindra

First woman in INDIA

● Prime-Minister—Indira Gandhi
● Woman (India and World) who crossed English Channel through Swimming—Arti Shah
● Governor—Sarojini Naidu (U. P.)
● I. P. S.—Kiran Bedi
● President of National Congress—Anne Besant
● Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission—Rose-William Baithu
● Winner of Nobel Prize—Mother Teresa (for peace)
● Awardee of Miss World—Reeta Farhia
● Awardee of Miss Universe—Sushmita Sen
● Mayer—Tara Charian (Madras-1957)
● Minister in Central Cabinet—Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
● Chief Minister—Sucheta Kriplani
● Parliamentrian—Radhabai Subbarayan (1938)
● Judge of Supreme Court—Justice Meera Sahaib Fatima Bibi
● Chief Justice of High Court—Justice Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh)
● Session Judge of the Counting—Anna Chandi (Kerala)
● Mountaineer who climbed (Conquered) the Mt. Everest—Bacchendri Pal
● Awardee of Norman Barlog Prize—Dr. Amrita Patil
● Literature who was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award—Amrita Pritam (1956)
● Honoured with ‘Bharat Ratna’—Indira Gandhi
● Awardee of Lenin peace award—Aruna Asaf Ali
● Awardee of Jananpith Purshkar—Asha Purna Devi (1976)
● Woman who reached ‘Antarctica’—Mahel Musa (1977)
● Woman who reached the North Pole—Pritisu Gupta (1993)
● Woman who travelled All round the world—Ujjawala Patil (1988) by Boat
● Chief Engineer—P. K. Tresia Naguli
● Pilot—Flying Officer Sushma Mukhopaddhyaya
● Air Lines Pilot—Capt. Durga Banerjee
● Commander of Boeing 737 Plane—Capt. Saudamini Deshmukh
● Paratrooper of Indian Air Force—Geeta Ghosh
● I. A. S.—Auna George Malhotra
● First television news broadcaster—Pratima Puri
● Participated in mustic programme of U.N.O.—M. S. Subbuluxmi (1966)
● Woman participated in Olympic games—Meri Lila Row (1952)
● Woman who won the medal in Olympic games—Malleshwari (weight lifting—Sydney)
● Woman who won the Gold Medal in Asian games—Kamaljeet Sidhu (1970, 400 metre)
● Woman who won the medal in Commonwealth games—Anil Ghiya and Kawal Thakur Singh (woman Doubles Badminton, 1978)
● Medal winner in International Athletic Championship—Anju B. George (2003 Paris)
● Grandmaster winner in Chess—Bhagiya Sri Thispey (1988)
● One hundred wicket taker in International Cricket—Indulgi (1986)
● Awardee of Arjun Purskar—N. Lamsden (Hockey, 1961)
● Woman who made hat-trick in football—Youlandade-Suza (1978)
● Awardee of Ashok Chakra—Neerja Bhanot (Posthumously)
● Awardee of Sena Medal—Vimla Devi (1988)
● Degree of graduation—Kadambni Ganguly (Bose) and Chandramukhi Bose (Kolkata University, 1883)
● Awardee of B. E. degree—Ella-Majumdar (1951)
● M.B.B.S. Degree awardee—Vidhumuti Bose and Virginia Mitter (Kolkata Medical College)
● First Surgeon—Dr. Prema Mukherjee
● Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank—K. J. Udesi (2003)
● Chairman of NABARD—Ranjana Kumar
● D. I. G. (Police)—Kanchan Chaudhry Bhattacharya
● Lieutenant General—Punita Arora
● Chairman of Indian Air lines—Shushma Chawla
● Barrister—Cornonia Sorabji (Allahabad High Court-1923)
● Advocate—Regina Guha
● Ambassador—Vijayalaxmi Pandit (U.S.S.R.-1947)
● Woman who crossed over Gibralter Strait by Swimming—Arati Pradhan
● World Record in Powerlifting—Sumita Laha (1989)
● Represented the nation in all three games (Cricket, Hockey and Basketball)—Shrin Khushro Kiyasa
● First Commercial test Pilot of the world—Capt. Surun Darsi and Capt. Rose Lopar
● Pilot of Indian Air Force—Harita Daoel
● Twice scaled the Mt. Everest—Santosh Yadav
● Ramon Magsaysay Prize awardee—Kiran Bedi
● Heroin awarded Dada Sahaib Phalke Prize—Devika Rani Rorik
● Youngest woman who scaled the Mt. Everest twice—Decky Dolma
● Scientist who was awarded Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award—Ashima Chatterjee
● Foreign Secretary—Chokila Ayyar
● First Chief Secretary of the Country—Nirmla Buch
● First Space traveller—Kalpana Chawla
● Joint Director of C.B.I.—Archana Sunder Lingam
● Winner of Murti Devi Prize—Pratibha Rai
● Woman Contested the Presidential election—Capt. Laxmi Sahgal
● Air Vice-Marshal and Air-Marshal in Indian Air Force—P. Bondyopaddhyay
● Non-military Police Advisor in U.N.O.—Kiran Bedi
● Revenue Secretary—Vinita Rai
● Referee in Boxing—Rajia Sabnam
● First woman of Indian origin who stayed for the longest time in space—Sunita William