M.P. State Civil Judge Entrance Test II General Studies Previous Year Paper Part-1 II

M.P. Civil Judge Entrance Examination

Exam Held on 27.05.2007

General Studies Solved Question Paper

1. The Indians celebrated the Independence Day for the first time on—

• 01.01.1930
• 26.01.1930
• 15.08.1947
• 26.01.1950

2. The biggest palace in the world is situated in—

• London
• Moscow
• Jodhpur
• Vatican City

3. The famous song ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’ was sung by which renowned musician during Dandi March ?

• Mallikarjun Mansur
• Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit
• Onkar Nath Thakur
• Digambar Vishnu Paluskar

4. By which constitutional amendment anti-defection provision and tenth schedule was added to the Constitution ?

• 42nd 
• 52nd
• 61st 
• 65th

5. Normally how many pairs of chromosomes are there in the human body ?

• 46 
• 43
• 23 
• 24

6. Name the largest Lizard in the world—

• Gila Monster
• Crocodile
• Komodo Dragon
• Alligator

7. Which of these metals is the best conductor of electricity ?

• Lead 
• Silver
• Copper 
• Aluminium

8. In which State Thorium is found ?

• Madhya Pradesh
• Bihar
• Kerala
• Orissa

9. A clock seen through the mirror shows 3 : 15 O’clock. What is the correct time ?

• 8 : 00 
• 8 : 45
• 12 : 20 
• 12 : 40

10. A certain sum of money was given on loan on simple interest. It trebles in 25 years. What is the rate of interest ?

• 10% 
• 8%
• 12% 
• 15%

11. What is Gulf Stream ?

• A cold current in Atlantic Ocean
• A cold current in Pacific Ocean
• A warm current in Atlantic Ocean
• A warm current in Pacific Ocean

12. The Khajuraho temples were constructed by which dynasty ?

• Parmar 
• Chalukya
• Chandel 
• Chola

13. A lucky boy has been getting Heads every time in three tosses of the coin. What is the probability that he will get ‘Head’ against in the 4th tossing of the coin ?

• 1/16
• 1/8
• 1/4
• 1/2

14. The seat of M.P. Board of Revenue is located at—

• Bhopal 
• Jabalpur
• Gwalior 
• Indore

15. Synagogue is the place of worship of—

• Judaism
• Shintoism
• Zoroastrianism
• Taoism

16. Who was the last emperor of the Moghul Dynasty ?

• Bahadur Shah Jafar
• Humayun
• Shahjahan
• Jahangir

17. On the bank of which river Hyderabad city is located ?

• Kaveri 
• Mahanadi
• Narmada 
• Musi

18. Who constructed Suez canal ?

• Robert Pierre
• John Cabot
• Ferdinand de Lesseps
• Tasman

19. The country which had the first official family planning programme was—

• U.S.A. 
• India
• Sweden 
• China

20. Anti-tobacco day is observed on—

• 15 May
• 31 May
• 5 June
• 11 July

21. Which planet has maximum satellites ?

• Saturn 
• Jupiter
• Venus 
• Mars

22. When a ship enters the sea from a river, then which of the following statements is true ?

• It will rise a little
• It will sink a little
• It will remain at the same level
• It may rise or sink a little depending on the material it is made of

23. Which of these was not a film theme ?

• Tamas 
• Water
• Fire 
• Lajja

24. The first woman to conquer Mount Everest twice belonged to—

• U.S.A. 
• India
• France
• U.K.

25. Who was the first Man to set foot on the Moon ?

• Yuri Gagarin
• Amundson
• Roben Pears
• Neil Armstrong

26. SAARC is an association of how many South-Asian countries ?

• 5 
• 7
• 9 
• 8

27. Bahai Lotus temple is located at—

• Jammu 
• Mandu
• Udaipur 
• Delhi

28. A night on Venus consists of how many days on earth ?

• 50 days on earth
• 180 days on earth
• 135 days on earth
• 118 days on earth

29. In computer what is the function of MODEM ?

• Device that bypasses mes-sages
• Device that transmits mes-sage to data centre
• Device that eliminates mes-sages
• None of the above

30. Who was the last Nawab of Awadh ?

• Nasiruddin
• Nisiuddaula
• Mohammad Ali Shah
• Wajid Ali Shah

31. Which ruler of Magadha was contemporary of Buddha ?

• Chandra Gupta Maurya
• Ajat Shatru
• Bimbisara
• Mahapadmananda

32. Which state is the largest producer of Red Chillies ?

• Punjab 
• Andhra
• Rajasthan 
• Karnataka

33. Who are Moplas ?

• Tribals of Madhya Pradesh
• Tribals of Asom
• Muslims of Kerala
• Tribals of W. Bengal

34. Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun ?

• Earth 
• Jupiter
• Mars 
• Venus

35. United Nations was formed in—

• 1945 
• 1942
• 1946 
• 1940

36. Where was ‘Param 10,000’ developed ?

• Bangalore 
• Mumbai
• Hyderabad 
• Pune

37. Who was the first Caliph ?

• Imam Hussain
• Abu Bakr
• Sule-i-man
• Constantine

38. Who wrote the book ‘Wings of Fire’ ?

• Jawahar Lal Nehru
• Kuldeep Nayyar
• A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• J. B. Kriplani

39. Which is the National Anthem of India ?

• Vande Mataram
• Jana Gana Mana
• Sare Jahan Se Achchha Hindostan Hamara
• Jhanda Uncha Rahe Hamara

40. ‘Mana’ wildlife sanctuary is located in—

• Gujarat
• Madhya Pradesh
• Asam
• Uttar Pradesh

41. What is Albumin ?

• Carbohydrate
• Vitamin
• Protein
• Fats

42. Viruses lack in—

• proteins
• enzymes
• nucleic acids
• tentacles

43. In which state is the Kudremukh iron ore scheme situated ?

• Kerala
• Karnataka
• Tamilnadu
• Maharashtra

44. The iron ore mined in Belaidila is exported to which country ?

• Japan 
• Russia
• England 
• Iran

45. Which river flows into the Arabian sea ?

• Godavari 
• Narmada
• Tapti 
• Chambal

46. Which of these words is not in the preamble of the Constitution of India ?

• Socialist
• Public Welfare
• Sovereign
• Secular

47. Light from the Sun takes so much time to reach the Earth—

• 8 seconds
• 12 minutes
• 8 minutes (Approximately)
• 4 minutes

48. pH of pure water is—

• 14 
• 2
• 7 
• 9

49. When was the Indian Communication Satellite INSAT-C3 was launched from Kourou in French Guiana ?

• 28.02.2000
• 26.05.1999
• 22.03.2000
• 24.01.2002

50. Keil canal links the following—

• North sea and Baltic sea
• Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
• Mediterranean sea and Red sea
• Mediterranean sea and Black sea