NTSE STAGE 1 PAPER 2013 ( CHANDIGARH)

NTSE STAGE I PAPER 2013 CHANDIGARH ( ORIGINAL )

36.        Giuseppe Garibaldi was the freedom fighter of                 .

            (1) Germany                  (2) France                       (3) Italy                               (4) Russia

            Ans. (3)

37.        Which of the following country was not included in the Balkan region?

            (1) Romania                  (2) Greece                       (3) France                           (4) Croatia

            Ans. (3)

38.        In which of the following city of India the first cotton mill was established?

            (1) Kanpur                     (2) Ahmadabad               (3) Bombay                         (4) Madras

            Ans. (3)

39.        Who published the newspaper Sambad Kaumudi?

            (1) Lala lajpat Rai                                                 (2) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

            (3) Vidya Sagar                                                   (4) Krishnaji Trimbuck Rande

            Ans. (2)

40.        Who were the members of Jacobin Club?

            (1) Nobles of the society                                                                               (2) Less prosperous section of society

            (3) Industrialist of the society                               (4) None of the above

            Ans. (2)

41.        Czar Nicolas II was the Emperor of :

            (1) France                     (2) Germany                    (3) Russia                           (4) England

            Ans. (3)

42.        Dhangars are the Pastoral community of                       .

            (1) Himachal Pradesh     (2) Jammu & Kashmir      (3) Maharashtra                   (4) Rajasthan

             Ans. (3)

43.        Who were Mulattos?

            (1) People of mixed Indian and African descent

            (2) People of mixed Indian and European descent

            (3) People of mixed European and African descent

            (4) People of mixed American and Indian descent

            Ans. (3)

44.        Who among the following is the Author of the novel ‘Hard Times’?

            (1) Leo Tolstoy              (2) Thomas Hardy            (3) Charles Dickens              (4) Samuel Richardson

            Ans. (3)

45.        Which one of the following is the ancient name of Tokyo?

            (1) Osaka                      (2) Nagam                       (3) Gifu                               (4) Edo

            Ans. (4)

46.        Which of the following states do not have International boundary?

            (1) Jharkhand                (2) West Bengal               (3) Arunachal Pradesh          (4) Sikkim

            Ans. (1)

47.        Inter tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is a broad trough of low pressure in             latitudes.

            (1) Polar latitudes          (2) Sub tropical latitude    (3) Sub polar latitude           (4) Equatorial latitude

            Ans. (4)

48.        In which year Wildlife Act was implemented in India?

            (1) 1980                        (2) 1975                          (3) 1972                              (4) 1977

            Ans. (3)

49.        Birth rate is :

            (1) The number of live births per 100 persons in a year

            (2) The number of births per 1000 persons in a year.

            (3) The number of live births per 1000 persons in a year

            (4) The difference between the number of births and deaths per thousand persons in a year

            Ans. (3)

50.        The wide plains along the Bay of Bengal in the northern part are known as                    .

            (1) Coromandel Coast    (2) Kannad Coast            (3) Malabar Coast                (4) Northern Circar

            Ans. (4)

51.        Which of the following is the standard meridian of India?

            (1) 82º 35’ E                  (2) 85º 30’ E                    (3) 82º 30’ E                        (4) 85º 35’ E

            Ans. (3)

52.        Against the construction of which one of the following multipurpose projects was the Narmada Bachao Andolan launched?

            (1) Sardar Sarovar         (2) Bhakra Nangal            (3) Rihand                           (4) Tehri

            Ans. (1)

53.        In which of the following states Black soil is not found?

            (1) Maharashtra             (2) Gujarat                       (3) Madhya Pradesh            (4) Rajasthan

            Ans. (4)

54.        Which of the following agencies markets steel for the public sector?

            (1) HAIL                        (2) Tata Steel                   (3) SAIL                              (4) MNCC

            Ans. (3)

55.        In which country the first Earth Summit was held?

            (1) Australia                   (2) India                          (3) Brazil                             (4) South Africa

            Ans. (3)

56.        In which year Indian National Congress was founded?

            (1) 1885                        (2) 1880                          (3) 1890                              (4) 1884

            Ans. (1)

57.        Who is Partisan?

            (1) Disloyal party member                                    (2) Staunch party member

            (3) Estranged party number                                  (4) None of the above

            Ans. (2)

58.        Who was the Chairman of the drafting committee of Indian constituent assembly?

            (1) Jawaharlal Nehru       (2) Motilal Nehru              (3) Rajender Prasad             (4) B.R. Ambedkar

            Ans. (4)

59.        Which one of the following country is not a permanent member of UN Security Council?

            (1) China                       (2) Japan                        (3) France                           (4) Russia

            Ans. (2)

60.        When was Universal Adult Franchise granted in India?

            (1) 1945                        (2) 1951                          (3) 1950                              (4) 1955

            Ans. (3)

61.        Mao, the leader was related to                  revolution.

            (1) Japanese                 (2) Chinese                      (3) Russian                          (4) French

            Ans. (2)

62.        In which of the following state Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is a major party?

            (1) Karnataka                 (2) Rajasthan                   (3) Maharashtra                   (4) Chhattisgarh

            Ans. (3)

63.        Among the following, which country suffered disintegration due to political fights on the basis of religious and ethnic identities?

            (1) Belgium                   (2) India                          (3) Yugoslavia                     (4) Netherland

            Ans. (3)

64.        Which of the following state has more than 40 Lok Sabha constituencies?

            (1) Madhya Pradesh      (2) Tamil Nadu                 (3) Andhra Pradesh              (4) Gujarat

            Ans. (3)

65.                         of seats in Panchayati raj bodies are reserved for woman.

            (1) 2/3                           (2) 1/2                             (3) 1/4                                 (4) 1/3

            Ans. (4)

66.        Underemployment occurs when people :

            (1) are not willing to work                                     (2) are working in lazy manner

            (3) are not paid for their work                               (4) are working less than what they are capable of doing

            Ans. (4)

67.        In which year the Indian government enacted the Consumer Protection Act?

            (1) 1984                        (2) 1985                          (3) 1986                              (4) 1990

            Ans. (3)

68.        Under NREGA 2005, all those who are able to, and are in need of work have been guaranteed            days of employment in a year.

            (1) 150 days                  (2) 120 days                    (3) 100 days                        (D) 140 days

            Ans. (3)

69.        In which year the Antodaya Anna Yojana was launched?

            (1) 2000                        (2) 2001                          (3) 2004                              (4) 2006

            Ans. (1)

70.        Insurance company is in the                    sector.

            (1) Primary                    (2) Secondary                 (3) Tertiary                           (4) None of the above

            Ans. (3)